Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

Sixty Dollars Reward. ABSENTED himself on the 3d of February, a Slave named OWEN, he is about twenty-one years of age, and about five feet seven or eight inches high, he may attempt to pass for a free person, as he is not more than one fourth Negro, his hair is of a light colour and very strait, he is stout made, somewhat knock kneed, grey eyes, he walks awkward and slothful, has a round full face, lisps in his discourse; he took no cloths with him but what he had on, viz. striped homespun vest and overalls, yarn socks, and a grey Dantzic great coat, turned up with green; also a new shot gun half stocked, brass mounted, a shot bag, made of a minx skin, &c.