Runaway
Summary
[Advertisement] "Was committed to the Jail of Washington County, as a runaway, a dark mulatto boy calling himself William Henry Jones. He is about 23 years old, 5 feet 2 inches high, wears a goatee and moustache, and had on a drab home-made cloth josey [jersey], blue cotton pants, and unbleached muslin shirt." Owner to "come forward and prove his property..." Oct. 23, Ed. M. Mobley, Sheriff. Reprinted in Balt. Clipper, Easton Gazette and National Intelligencer.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Publication Date: October 23rd, 1861
Page/Column: 3A
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Slavery / Emancipation
- African Americans
