TEN POUNDS REWARD. RUN away from the Subscriber, living in Lunenburg County, on Saturday night last, JEN, a likely mulatto Slave, near six feet high; has little or no beard, has worked for some years past at the Blacksmith's trade; is a sensible artful fellow, and in all probability, will endeavour to pass for a free man, as he is very white for a slave; carried away with him, a blue broadcloth coat, turned up with red, a mixed Virginia cloth coat, callico jacket, white dimity do. blue Virginia cloth do. Also JOHN, a brother to the above, rather of a darker complexion, and smaller size; carried away a brown sheeting shirt, and a blue jacket without sleeves, a pair of dark coloured Virginia cloth breeches, patched on the knees, with a pair of Virginia cloth do, filled with yarn, and a pair of white stockings. I will give the above reward to any person who will deliver me the above Slaves, if taken up forty miles from home, if a lesser distance, in proportion. THOMAS JONES. June 14, 1785.
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