Four Martins
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For Isaac Martin, dark and slender, scar across the chest
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RUNAWAY. -- Was committed
to the jail of Ebenadoah calling
himself ISAAC MARTIN, about
5 feet 8 3-4 inches high--slender
made--very dark complexion-about
23 years old-when spoken to, speaks
very quick-bus a long narrow scar
across the breast--says he belongs to
John Ryan, but does not know the
country or State where he resides.
He further states that Mr Frank
Carter, Mr James Corter, Mr Brown
and Mr Wm. Lee are neighbours
and that South Boston is the nearest
town. It is four weeks since be left
home. The owner of said slave is
requested to come and prove his
property, pay the charges, and take
him away, or he will be dealt with
according to law.
CHRISTIAN MILLER, jailer
Oct. 5 1838
TWENTY DOLLARS' REWARD
RANAWAY, from the undersigned,
in July last, a negro man by the name
of Martin. He is of a dark yellow
complexion, five feet 9 or 10 inches
high, about nineteen or twenty years
of age. Any person apprehending
said negro and confining him in any
safe jail in this State, shall receive
the above reward, or twenty-five
dollars for the delivery of said negro
to the subscriber, two miles from
Pope's Ferry in Monroe county.
It is believed that he is in the
neighbourhood of Milledgeville, as
he was raised near that place, and his
mother is in town.
ANDERSON REDDING.
Dec 20-24
$50 Reward.
RUNAWAY on the 8th inst. a little
yellow fellow, called HARRY, 23
years of age, very low and well built;
weighing from 115 to 130 lbs. left
handed, very flat feet, his hair lately
cut short, inclined to be straight; he
is very polite, artful and cunning,
being raised a house servant, though
for the last two years worked in the
crop. His clothes are such as field
hands work in, probably a grey
round Jacket of coarse cloth, one of
white yarn, and one of yellow cotton,
though he may have exchanged
them for finer clothes; he took off
a new three point blanket. He will
no doubt endeavour to pass as a free
man, & in travelling keep the most
public road, as he did about two
years ago on a trip to Wilmington,
when he called himself Martin Fog. I
will give the above reward to any one
that will deliver him to John Kiteral,
who lives on my plantation 7 miles
south of this place, provided he is
taken without the limits of this state;
and $20 if taken, secured &c. within
its limits.
JOSEPH HAWKINS. Raleigh, N.C.
Oct. 10th 1825. 198
The Fayetteville Observer and
Hillsboro' Recorder will insert the
above three times and forward their
accounts to this office, for payment.

$500 REWARD.
RANAWAY from the subscriber
early in March, a negro man named
PETER, (known as Peter Croom,)
formerly belonging to Wm. Croom,
of Long Creek. Said negro is aged
about 24, color dark mustee, height
5 feet, 6 to 8 inches, weight about 140
lbs, eyes small and close together.
He has been lurking in the Long
Creek neighborhood until lately;
it is supposed he is seeking work at
some of the salt works on the Sound.
I will give the above reward for his
delivery to me or the Jailer of New
Hanover county.
S. B. ZIMMERMAN. Wilmington,
May 14th 210-5t


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