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RUN away from the subscriber in Essex, a Mulatto fellow (who some time ago belonged to Mr. Thomas Barnes) named JOE, of the middle size, well proportioned, combs his hair remarkably neat, has been always kept as a waitingman, is very smart in his answers, and understands house business, as well as the management of horses. He is a good shoemaker, and can do many other things, can read and write tolerably well, and probably may have a forged pass, of discharge, as he had one wrote by me to pass until the 31st of July. He has a variety of clothes, but those most commonly used by him are a blue Newmarket coat, a brown fustian [coat,] leather breeches, an old green shag jacket, a coarse leaden coloured cloth coat and vest, with white metal buttons, a laced hat, and another bound with black ferret, several white shirts, stockings, [etc.] He [brought] with him a dark brown blooded mare, about 13 hands and a half high, about 8 years old, trots, has a little white I believe on one of her feet, and branded […] WR in a piece. He was seen on Sunday the 30th of July with the said mare saddled, and a bundle of clothes, at Mr. Robert Tomlin’s, in Richmond county. Whoever takes up the runaway and mare, and conveys them to me, living near Hobb’s Hole, shall have £5 reward; and if taken upward of 50 miles from Hobb’s Hole, shall be paid for travelling.

WILLIAM ROANE.
Source: Virginia Gazette, Purdie and Dixon, eds., 24 August 1769.