LENOIR COUNTY, NC - Newspaper - Isham Warters and dau. Dovy, 1835.

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From The Peoples Press and Wilmington Advertiser, June 10, 1835.

"To the Public.

RAN AWAY from the house of Joseph Warters, Lenoir County, on the evening 
of the 27th of May Inst; my daughter Dovy Warters; she is aged about 17, 
rather low in stature, dark hair and eyes, inclined to be a little 
corpulent, and has a ring worm on each cheek. She must be a lurking 
round or about the plantation of Elisha Boykin, Esq. of Wayne county, 
who carried her off. She took along with her the greater part of her 
wearing apparel, consisting in part, of one black silk dress, one white 
one, and two or three calico; she has a black veil, and generally wears 
it.
     I learn from various sources which may be relied on, that said 
Boykin has heretofore made four visits for the same intent, but not 
being able to prevail with her to elope until the 27th. I have also 
understood that Boykin intended to place her at the house of one of his 
tenants, but she delared if he could not place her in a more respectable 
situation, she would not accompany him. He then proffered to carry her 
to his own dwelling, and place her under the guidance of his mother 
(respect for her must certainly prevent her from this) that she should 
have any and every thing which she should call for, at the same time 
representing the difficulties and fatigues of her daily avocations in 
the most ridiculous manner. She was tempted and eloped; perhaps ere this 
she has discovered the cheat, and now knows him to be an arch and vile 
deceiver. What can a generous and enlighted community say of the 
character of a man who has thus alienated the affections of a poor, 
unsuspecting, silly girl, and seduced her from the fond embraces of a 
father, her little brothers and sisters, and all that is near and dear 
to a female bosom, the path of virtue and a home to which she cannot 
again return but with feelings of the deepest remorse, in the 
recollection of the past. I forbear, making further comment--but trust 
to an enlightened community to judge for themselves. I forwarn the said 
Boykin from harbouring or maintaining my said daughter in any wise or 
manner, and every other person or persons whatsoever, under penalty of 
the law. If my said daughter will again return home without coercion or 
force, I will receive her and endeavor to forget the past.
     I must beg the favor of the Editorial corps, to give publicity to 
this in their respective Journals, and they sahll have the gratutude of 
an injured and pennyless father.
	                                Isham Warters.
June 2, 1835."