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$50 Reward

Summary

Notice: Grafton Claggett, near Frederick, offers a reward for return of runaway black boy named Dick, who is "passionately fond of music."

Transcript

$50 REWARD.
RANAWAY from the subscriber, two miles West of Frederick on the 21st of October last, a black boy DICK about 15[?] years of age, slim in form, about [5?] feet high, he is passionately fond of mushroom more particularly he [is] known by his _______. I will give the above reward for his return to me. GRAFTON A. CLAGETT. dec. 4 – pd.


Article Source

Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner

Publication Date: December 4th, 1861

Page/Column: 2I

Town: Frederick, MD

County: Frederick

Subjects

  • Slavery / Emancipation
  • African Americans

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