Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

One Hundred Dollars Reward. Runaway from Charles Cox, Lancaster District, South-Carolina, in September, 1806, a Negro Man, by the name of BUCK, 5 feet 8 or 10 inches high, yellowish complected (sic), very large, square built, has a scar below one of his eyes, also one on the back of his hands, mannerly in his address, speaks good English, Virginia or North-Carolina bred, was by description shing and oystering in this city till May last. It is expected he is either gone to some of the islands, or has made off to some part of the Northern States, or harbored near Charleston.-- The above reward will be paid to any person or persons that will lodge said Negro in any work-house or gaol in this state, on proof of his being harbored by any person; or 50 Dollars for the Negro alone.