Runaways
Summary
[Notice] "Was committed to the Jail of Washington County, as Runaway Slaves, Two Negro Men…" Shadrich Montgomery described as 5 feet 6 inches, "vary dark copper colored," his clothing includes a drab coat and vest, checked cassimere pants, "and a full suit of black clothes..." belongs to Robert Briley, 6 miles from Martinsburg, VA; Wesley Miles, "5 feet high, dark mulatto, scar on left eye." Clothing is "drab coat and pants, and some other common clothing." Belongs to William Hamilton Hanshaw, 6 miles from Martinsburg, VA. Owners to "come forward and identify their property..." Ed. M. Mobley, Sheriff, November 13, 1861, copied in Balt. Clipper, Easton Gazette and Nat. Intelligencer
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Publication Date: November 13th, 1861
Page/Column: 3B
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Slavery / Emancipation
- African Americans
