auction-block he
would, doubtless, have brought a large price. He fled from Newark. His
story contained nothing of marked importance.
ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND.
JOHN JANNEY, TALBOT JOHNSON, SAM GROSS, PETER GROSS, JAMES HENRY
JACKSON, AND SAM SMITH.
$1.000 REWARD.--Ran away from the subscriber, August 14th, two
negro men, viz:
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BILL HUTTON,
aged 48 or 50 years, dark brown, round face, 5 feet 7 or 8
inches high, rather stout, has a waddling walk, and small bald
spot on the top of his head.
TALBOT JOHNSON,
aged about 35, is black, spare, and lean-visaged, about 5 feet
10 inches high, has lost some of his front teeth, leans forward
as he walks.
If taken in a slave State I will give $200 each for their
recovery. For their recovery from a free State I will give
one-half their value.
B.D. BOND,
Port Republic, Md.
Ran away at the same time and in company, negro man
SAM GROSS,
aged about 33, is 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, black color, rather
bad teeth. For his recovery, if taken in a slave State, I will
give $200. For his recovery from a free State, I will give half
his value.
GEO. IRELAND,
Port Republic, Md.
Ran away at the same time and in company, two negro men, viz:>
PETER GROSS,
aged 33, is light-brown color, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, has a
small scar over his right eyebrow, usually wears a goatee, has a
pleasant countenance.
JOHN JANNEY, aged 22, light-brown color, 5 feet 6 or seven
inches high, broad across the shoulders, has one of his front
upper teeth broken, has a scar upon one of his great toes from
the cut of an axe. For their recovery, if taken in a slave
State, I will give $200 each. For their recovery from a free
State I will give half their value.
JOS. GRIFFISS,
St. Leonards, Calvert county, Md.
Refer to N.E. BERRY, No. 63 Pratt street, Baltimore.
So far as Messrs. Bond, Ireland, and Griffiss may be concerned (if they
are still living), they may not care to have the reward kept in view, or
to hear anything about the "ungrateful" fellows. It may be different,
however, with other parties concerned. This company, some of whom bore
names agreeing with those in the above advertisement, are found
described in the record book as follows:
Sept. 10th, 1858. John Janney is a f
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