and checked, another
striped in length, the other warped with white and filled with black, his
breeches the same, country shoes and stockings, felt hat half worn; he took
with him a mill-bag half worn: It is likely he may have changed his name
and cloths, HE IS A VERY ARTFUL FELLOW AND CAN READ, and likely may
endeavour to pass for a freeman. Any person bringing him home, or securing
him so as his master may get him again, shall receive if out of the
Province the above reward; if sixty miles from home Five Pounds, if taken
in the county or at a small distance Three Pounds and all reasonable
charges, paid by

THOMAS NICHOLS.

_Dunlap's Maryland Gazette or The Baltimore General Advertiser_,
July 23, 1776.

Perry-Hall, Baltimore County, Sept. 13, 1785.

FORTY DOLLARS REWARD, for apprehending and delivering to the suscriber,
Negro Will. He left my service the 3rd inst., is short and well made, has
remarkably small hands and feet, about 26 years of age, has a large beard
for a Negro. HE ATTEMPTS TO READ AND WRITE, BUT HE PERFORMS VERY
IMPERFECTLY. HE IS BY TRADE A BLACKSMITH; HAS DROVE A CARRIAGE, CAN SHAVE
AND DRESS HAIR, AND IS A COBBLING SHOEMAKER. He is fond of strong liquor
and when intoxicated is very quarrelsome. The above-described ungrateful
rogue I manumitted some years past, with a number of other slaves, who were
free at different periods, and I am apprehensive he has got one of their
discharges. He is not free by manumission till next Christmas, and from
that time he was to serve me 6 months, by agreement, for the expenses of a
former elopement, about two years past, which cost me upwards of Twenty
Pounds.

H. D. GOUGH.

_The Maryland Journal and Baltimore Advertiser_, Sept. 20, 1785.

RANAWAY on the Monday the 7th of June, a likely mulatto man named Francis,
of a middle stature; he is about 25 years old, has a small scar on one of
his cheeks, and some time ago received a fall from a horse, which has
caused the skin about one of his eyes to be somewhat darker than the rest
of his face. HE CAN WRITE A PRETTY GOOD HAND; PLAYS ON THE FIFE EXTREMELY
WELL, and is an incomparable good house servant He had when he left home, 6
good linen shirts, a fine new brown broad cloth coat, a green shaggy
jacket, breeches of several kinds, with shoe-boots and shoes. I do suppose
that he intends to ship himself for Europe or elsewhere. I therefore
forewarn all masters and captains of vessels as well as