Kent County Maryland, March 19, 1755.
Whereas there were several advertisements, (some of which were printed, and
others of the same Signification written), dispersed through this Province,
describing and offering a Reward of Two Pistoles, &c. for taking up a
SERVANT MAN, NAMED JAMES FRANCIS, AND A MULATTO MAN SLAVE call'd Toby, both
belonging to the subscriber, and ran away on the 11th Instant: And whereas
it has been discovered since the Publishing of the said Advertisements,
that they carried with them many more Things than is therein described, I
do hereby again and farther give Notice that the White Man James Francis,
is aged about 21 years, his Stature near five Feet and and half, slender
bodied, with a smooth Face, almost beardless, born in England and bred a
Farmer. The Mulatto is a lusty, well-set Country born Slave with a great
Nose, wide Nostrils, full mouth'd, many Pimples in his Face; very slow in
Speech, he is a tolerable Cooper and House Carpeter, and no doubt will
endeavour to pass for a Free-Man; Each hath a Felt Hat, Country Cloth Vest
and Breeches, and Yarn Stockings: one of them has a light coloured loose
Coat of Whitney or Duffel: The White Man a dark close bodied Coat, a
striped short Vest of Everlasting, another of blue Fearnothing, with other
Cloaths. The Slave has also many other valuable Garments; they took with
them likewise a Gun, Powder and Shot, and are supposed either to cross, or
go down Bay in a Pettiauger.
Whoever brings the said Servant and Slave to the Subscriber on the Mouth of
Chester River or to Thomas Ringgold at Chester-Town, shall have for a
Reward Ten Pistoles and all reasonable Charges in taking and securing the
said Servant and Slave, paid by[4]
JAMES RINGGOLD.
THOMAS RINGGOLD.
_The Maryland Gazette_, March 20, 1755.
[4] This advertisement occurs also under the heading of "The
Relations of the French and Negroes."