The Geography of Slavery

Virginia Gazette or American Advertiser (Hayes),
Richmond, December 4, 1784.

COMMITTED to the Public Gaol of Middlesex County, on the 11th of October last, two negro Fellows, viz. GUY, about 20 years of age, 5 feet 2 or 3 inches high, and says he belongs to Mr. William Thomson, in Fredericksburg.---JOHN, about 20 years of age, 5 feet 6 or 8 inches high, who says he belongs to Mrs. Dolly Gaines, in Culpepper County.-----The owners are desired to apply for the said negroes, pay charges, and take them away. JOHN CRAINE, Gaoler.

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