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Run away from the subscriber in Amelia, on the 3d of March last, a negro man slave named SAM, about 28 years of age, about 5 feet 7 inches, well made, has a flat nose, large feet, and had on when he went away a Newmarket coat made of lightish coloured brown cloth, also a Virginia cloth jacket, cotton warp, and filled in with yarn, striped yarn breeches, double wove, his shirt cotton and thread; he is a carpenter by trade, and is a good cooper. He can read print, pretends to a deal of religion, has been a good fiddler and is acquainted with many parts of Virginia. I have a suspicion that some malicious person has given him a pass to travel to North Carolina, or some other parts of North America. I will give 40 [shillings] reward for apprehending the said runaway, if taken up in Virginia, £5 if taken up in any other state, and 6 [pence] a mile for bringing him home, besides all reasonable expenses paid,

WILLIAM GREEN.

Source: Virginia Gazette, Purdie, 9 May 1777.

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Sixty DOLLARS Reward.

RUN away from the subscriber in Amherst county, about the middle of August last, two negro fellows, viz.  Billy, about twenty years old, Virginia born, well made, rather tall than otherwise, and is much marked on his legs with a breaking cut, which is but largely healed up. He has served at the trade of shoemaking some years in Williamsburg, where he was brought up, and belonged to Mr. John Greenhow of the same place, where I expect he will endeavour to get to again. SAM, about nineteen years old, Virginia born, middle sized, of yellow complexion, and [able-bodied], I must believe he was carried off by Billy. I will give a reward of thirty dollars for each to any person that will apprehend the said runaways, and have them confined in any publick jail, or for delivering to me, one hundred dollars for each.

JOSEPH PENN.
Source: Virginia Gazette, Clarkson, ed., 30 October 1779.