Duplin County, NC - Miscellaneous File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sloan Mason "Stealing a Little Freedom" Advertisements for Slave Runaways in N.C., 1791-1840 Edited by Freddie L. PARKER Garland Publishing, Inc. New York and London 1994 11181, March 27, 1828 STOP HIM ! STOP HIM ! Ran Away (from Stephen WALLIS, on Limestone, who had him hired) on the night of the 28th, ult. A Negro man named JOE, about 35 years old, 5 feet 8 or 10 inches high, stout built, a little inclined to be yellow and fleshy, a quick spoken, saucy, impudent fellow. From information since his departure, I expect he is following his wife to the Southern States, who was carried off in company of John RHODES and his mother, a widow, and four of his small brothers, with 2 carts, a single horse in each, one of them a bay, with a blaze face; the other a sorrel. The widow rode a chair drawn by a white mare. They had in company a wench and three small children, besides JOE'S wife, who is quite young, very small and yellow. It is hoped that such a family on the road will be noticed, and the fellow, if with them, thrown into prison. I will give a reward of ten dollars for his confinement in jail in this state, and twenty dollars if out of the State, and if brought home all reasonable expenses will be paid. He belongs to the heirs of Archelaus PIPKIN, of whom I am guardian. Charles A. HINES Duplin Co., N.C. 7 March 1828 The Editors of the "Columbia Telescope" and the "Milledgeville Journal" will insert the above three times, and forward their accounts to this office. ============================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==============================================================