Ten Pounds Reward. RAN away from the subscriber in the upper end of Hanover County, the 27th of March, a dark mulatto fellow named DAVID, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, proportionately made, a little inclined to be bow-legged, 30 years of age, and carries his age very well, as he has not been much exposed to hardship; he is from the Indian descent, which is discoverable in his hair and complexion; his features are regular, with a tolerable countenance; he is deprived of the sense of smelling; very sensible and artful in conversation, active and clever in business, is a very good horstler, but has been bred to plantation business. I expect he will endeavour to pass for a freeman. He took with him the following clothes, viz. a great coat of French twilled striped cloth with pockets of the same, and pocket flaps at the side, made for the convenience of carrying papers, a coat, jacket, and pair of breeches of fine dark mixed plain wove Virginia cloth, the coat has striped pockets, and the back of the jacket is different from the fore parts, a full suit of Welsh plains, three osnabrug shirts, a country made fur hat that has been much worn, trimmed round the brim, it is very greasy where the brim joins the crown, and has a hole in the crown, a pair of imported yarn hose, and a pair of country made shoes, a Dutch blanket almost new. The above reward of TEN POUNDS shall be given if the said slave is taken out of this state, and five pounds if taken within and committed to gaol, so that I get him, or delivered to me in Hanover, and all reasonable expences paid by ABRAHAM FONTAINE.
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