Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

RAN-AWAY, FROM the Subscriber, two NEGROES, BOB and BETTY; the former has no peculiarity of appearance by which he can be well described, he is about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, a smart well spoken Negro, but at times expresses himself in the Negro dialect, his eyes are expressive of vivacity, his nose tolerably large and flat, his nostrils are also large and hairy, and his teeth which are very good, stained with tobacco; he had on when he went away, a dark snuff coloured coat and brown cassimere pantaloons, his waistcoat is of a white cassimere, worked in a vine round the edges with green silk and spangled, his neck handkerchief will be black or white at pleasure, as he has both; he carried with him a pair of blue broad cloth pantaloons. I am thus particular in my description as Bob can write, and by forging a pass may induce a belief that he is a free man. Masters of vessels and all others are cautioned against employing him.