Wake County NcArchives News.....Jim Fagan aka McGillis - Runaway 1810 ************************************************ 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: Vance Co His & Gen n/a March 19, 2010, 7:41 pm Raleigh Register And North-Carolina Weekly 1810 Thursday, 27 December 1810 Advertiser (Raleigh, NC) advertisement ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD ABSCONDED, from the Subscriber, when on the eve of his departure from Savannah, on the 20th day of May last, his Negro Servant JIM, a shrewd, artful and cunning Fellow, about 35 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches, born in North Carolina, and, by his own account, was brought up in the neighborhood of Raleigh. Had on, when he absconded, a blue coatee, nankeen pantaloons and half boots, with tassels, and a glazed hat; when spoken to, affects a smile, and behaves respectfully. This fellow answers the name of JIM FAGAN, and sometimes McGILLIS, having been formerly the servant of the latter gentleman - The above reward and all reasonable expenses will be paid, for his apprehension and delivery to me at this place or Savannah. This fellow was brought from North Carolina in the year 1798, and sold by one David Herring, of that State. ARCHIBALD CLARK St. Mary's Nov. 20 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wake/newspapers/jimfagan545nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb