Cumberland County NcArchives News.....Runaway Slaves May 11, 1859 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com June 22, 2007, 7:28 pm The Weekly Standard May 11, 1859 From: The Weekly Standard (at Raleigh, N.C.) of May 11, 1859 Taken Up And Committed to the Jail of Cumberland County, two Negro girls, one by the name of ROSE, of dark complexion, ordinary stature, and about thirty years of age, the other named ISABELLE, of a copper color, ordinary stature, and about twenty five years of age; who say they they were formerly the property of NATHANIEL G. JONES, and are now owned by a MR. CLARK. The owner or owners of said Negro slaves are hereby notified to come forward, prove their property, and take it away, otherwise they will be dealt with as the law directs. GEORGE L. MCKAY, Jailor May 6, 1859 *** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/cumberland/newspapers/runaways25nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb