Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

Strayed Into the Subscriber’s Plantation, on Long-Island, on the 2d inst. a New NEGRO FELLOW, six feet high, slender built and about 40 years of age; has ear rings in his ears, one a twisted wire and the other a piece of lead; his big toes extend from the others about half an inch; has on an old Cassimere waistcoat without sleeves, no shirt, and an old pair of Negro Cloth trowsers; he says his name is JOE, and his master’s name is THOMAS. The owner is requested to pay charges and take him away.