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RAN-AWAY. CAME to Thomas Lessley’s, upper part of Pendleton District,
South Carolina, in June last, a NEGRO FELLOW, who says his
name is JACOB, that he belongs to John Collings, who lives
on Cotton Island, near Brinson’s Island, in Georgia ; left his
master sometime in April ; was raised by John Griffin, about
twenty miles below Newbern in North-Carolina, and brought
from there near three years ago by John Meeks, who sold him
to his present owner. The fellow is about 35 or 40 years of age,
5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, stout made, two of his upper fore
teeth on the right side out, flat head, short face and very wide
jaws, has two marks on his breast, occasioned by a burn, is
much marked on the back and sides by whipping ; appears a
sensible smart fellow and speaks good English ; in some things
he tells a contradictory story.
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