From the Richmond Daily Dispatch |
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October 2, 1862 |
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Runaway negroes |
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Henry -- inches high, mulatto color, eyes black, scar
on right jaw, aged 37. Bought of James Southampton county, Va. |
Teter -- 5 feet 6 inches high, aged 45 black, scar on
left side of the nose and on left arm, near the wrist, eyes black.
Bought of C. Bess |
Peter Hicks -- 5 feet 8 1/2 inches, aged 23, yellow
eyes black, scar across nose and on left side. Bought of Levi tar,
Goldsborough, N. C. |
Frank -- 5 feet 5 1/2 inches high, brown colored eyes
black, aged 23, scar on back of neck and whip marks on body. Bought of
Wm. Ward, Cumberland county, N. C. |
Peter -- 5 feet 2 1/2 inches high, dark brown color,
eyes black, aged 18 scar across the right arm, below the elbow. Bought
of William Ailen, Surrey county, Va. |
The above mentioned negroes ranaway from
the service of the Piedmont Railroad company, at Danville, between the
4th and 24th of September A reward of $25 each will be paid for their
delivery at Danville, Va., it taken within the State, and $50 each if
taken in another State, or a liberal reward if placed in any jail
where they can be secured. |
E. D. Wilburn |
Sup't 1st Division, Piedmont Railroad |
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