RUN-AWAY from the Subscriber, in the month of October last, a negro man slave, named BEN, about 30 years old, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, of a yellow complexion, his hair grows low in his forehead, and he walks with his toes very much inwards--he has a large scar on the small of his back owing to an imposthume.--He has been a Methodist for several years, and sometimes preaches publicly. He took with him an old mixed Virginia Cloth coat, and a pair of old coarse made boots. I am informed he passes for a free man, under a forged deed of emancipation, in which he is called BEN JOHNSTONE. He was lately seen on Queen's Creek, near Williamsburg, in company with the Skipper of a Flat, belonging to Mr. Timberlake. It is probable he will attempt to leave the state by water--I therefore forewarn all masters of vessels and others from taking him into their service, or carrying him out of the state. I will give any person who will bring him to me, or secure him so that I get him, TEN DOLLARS, beside the legal fee for apprehending him, and his travelling expences. RICHARD APPERSON. New-Kent County, Jan. 23, 1793.
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