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January 10, 2013

Sold for taxes.

RUNAWAY from the subscriber on Saturday night, the 28^th of April, a free negro boy calling himself BRYANT OXYDIM. He was sold in February last at Sheriff’s sale for his taxes, until December next for which time I purchased him. For the last two or three years he has been living about Watkinsville. Bryant is about 28 or 30 years of age; about 5 ½ feet high; dark mulatto; spare made; limps slightly in his left leg when walking; his eyes being set very close cause him to appear cross-eyed. He carried several suits of clothing, made mostly of cheap goods.

Any information respecting him will be thankfully received, and a fair compensation made for arresting him. It is probable he will make his way to Jasper county, as he came from there. He was born in North Carolina, and came to Georgia, when very young. Athens, May 3, 1849. W.S. Hemphill.

Southern Whig, Athens, Georgia, May __, 1849.

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January 8, 2013

He was last seen on his way to Scuffletown.

$500 REWARD.

I will pay the above reward of Five Hundred Dollars, for the apprehension of Joe. Lee, a free mulatto, who is guilty of the murder of Archibald Blue of Richmond county, N.C., in any jail so that I can get him. Said Lee committed the murder on the 8^th of August inst., 1864. Said Lee is five feet 8 or 10 inches high, dark complection and straight hair. When last seen he was on his way to Scuffletown, in Robeson county, where his Father came from. MALCOM BLUE. Montrose, N.C., Aug 16.

Fayetteville Observer, 29 August 1864.

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January 7, 2013

Jail break, no. 3.

Sixty Dollars Reward. The Goal [sic] of the district of Fayetteville, was broken open on the night of the 19^th instant, by LITTLEBERRY WILSON, JESSE ROBINSON & JACOB HAMMONDS, 3 of the prisoners who were confined therein on charges of Felony, and who have escaped therefrom.

LITTLEBERRY WILSON is about 27 or 30 years of age, fair hair, inclining to red – about 6 feet 1 inch high – thick set – generally wore a short blue jacket with sleeves, and a Swansdown vest – is an inhabitant of Lenoir county, and was committed for the murder of a man of the name of Argor.

JESSE ROBINSON, is about 24 years of age – dark hair – about 5 feet 6 inches high – thick set – generally wore a short blue coat – was sent from Richmond County – on a charge of horse stealing.

JACOB HAMMONDS is a mulatto man about 25 years of age – about 5 feet 7 inches high, tolerably thick set – dressed in homespun, having also a blue cloth coat – was sent from Robeson County, charged with horse stealing.

The above reward will be paid for apprehending the aforesaid Felons, and delivering them to the subscriber in Fayetteville, or securing them in any goal in the United States – or the sum of TWENTY DOLLARS for either of them. GEORGE K. BARGE, Gaoler. Fayetteville, N.C. April 20^th, 1803.

Wilmington Gazette, 5 May 1803.

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January 7, 2013

Whipped to death.

BADLY WHIPPED. – The Goldsboro’ Tribune says that a bound free negro man in Snowhill, Greene county, having been detected in stealing $200 from a Mrs. Cobb, was taken up and whipped so badly that he died. The parties have been bound over.

Weekly Standard, Raleigh, 10 July 1861.

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January 7, 2013

He is an East India Indian.

TEN DOLLARS REWARD. DESERTED from me the 12^th instant on their march for Halifax, two soldiers belonging to the 5^th battalion of this state, William Watson and Charles Peters, Watson has deserted five times, he has also cost the public twenty odd pounds for taking him up, and jail fees, he is about five feet ten inches high, dark complected, black hair, lives on or near Bay river, below Newbern. Peters is an East India Indian, formerly the property of Mr. Thomlinson in Newbern. Whoever delivers one or both of the above deserters to me at Bath or to any continental officer, taking their receipt for the same, shall have the above reward. BEN. STEADMAN.

North Carolina Gazette, 15 May 1778.

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January 6, 2013

Jail break, no. 2.

BROKE JAIL. – The Daily Carolinian of Thursday last says:

Bob Revels, a free negro confined in Jail for burglary, made good his escape on last night. It appears that by means of some blankets and other things which he had in his room, he made a rope sufficient to carry himself through the scuttle on the top of the Jail, and thereby get away.

Bob is an old offender, and is not likely to be caught. He took another free negro confined for some minor offence away with him.

Newbern Daily Progress, 13 June 1859.

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$50 REWARD.

Broke jail on the night of the 8^th inst., TWO MULATTO BOYS named BOB REVILS and JOHN BREWER. Revils is a bright Mulatto, a Painter by trade, about six feet high, and is well known about Fayetteville. Brewer is also a bright Mulatto, with straight and very long black hair, with front teeth decayed and is about five feet seven inches high.

The above reward of $25 will be given for their delivery to me here, or their safe confinement in any jail in the State; or $25 for either. GEO. L. McKAY, Jailor. June 8, 1859.

Fayetteville Observer, June 20, 1859.

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PRISONERS RECAPTURED. – The two negroes who escaped from Jail in this place in the night of the 8^th inst. have been arrested and securely lodged in their old quarters. John Brewer was captured after a severe fight on Thursday night last, by a free man named Cato Potts, whose clothes were cut in the reencounter; and Bob Revels was taken the next morning by a posse, who fired at without injuring him. They had been prowling about town since their escape, living by theft. Their arrest, particularly of Revels, who bears a desperately bad character, is a relief from apprehension of robbery and violence.

Fayetteville Semi-Weekly Observer, 20 June 1859.

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January 4, 2013

Runaway bound boy, no. 3.

FIVE CENTS REWARD. – Ranaway from the subscriber, on or about the 10^th October, 1850, a mulatto boy named Wm. Bird, who was bound to Henry S. Hicks and by him transferred to Dr. Cameron, and the last named to me. Said boy has been engaged in the carriage painting business – is intelligent, and well spoken – he is a bright mulatto, about 20 years of age, and about five feet ten inches high. The above reward will be paid for his apprehension and delivery to me; and all persons are cautioned against harboring him. ABNER M’COY. January 4.

Lincoln Courier, Lincolnton, 1 February 1851.

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January 4, 2013

He lurks about Fayetteville.

Horse Thief. Stolen out of my lot, one MARE. Also out of my house one Silver Watch, one fine Cloth Coat, one Overcoat, on the night of the 26^th of December 1864. From all the information that I can get the thief is a free mulatto by the name of Nathan Holder. He stole a new brown comfort, with blue ends, which he no doubt wears around his neck. He lurks about Fayetteville and in the adjoining neighborhood of C.C. Barbee in Harnett county. I will give a reward of one hundred dollars for stolen property and the confinement of the thief in jail. JAMES GUY. Dec’r 28.

Fayetteville Observer, 9 January 1865.

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January 3, 2013

Otherwise he will be dealt with as the law directs.

NOTICE. TAKEN UP AND COMMITTED TO THE COUNTY JAIL of Franklin county, North-Carolina, a mulatto man of medium brightness, about, from his appearance, twenty years of age, about six feet high, has a down look when spoken to, and not very intelligent. No particular mark or marks on his person known of by which he might be otherwise described other than the above, with the exception of some fresh marks of the lash on his back. He says he is a free man, by the name of Henry Valentine, was raised in the county of Granville, near Henderson, N.C., and left there to N.M. Harris’s in Nash county, where he remained until some few days since, when he came to Franklin. He says the reason of his leaving Nash is, that the Volunteers were going to carry him to the war. He has no free papers, and is badly clad. His owner, if any, is requested to came and pay charges and take him away before the time limited for such, otherwise he will be dealt with as the law directs. E.A. Gupton, Sh’ff. June 24, 1861.

Weekly Standard, Raleigh, 3 July 1861.

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