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Publishing newspaper	Raleigh, N.C. : Weekly State Journal
Date of advertisement	1863-02-18
Page	3
Time period (decade)	1860-1869
Person placing ad	William A. Jenkins
Date of departure	1863-01-08
County of residence	Guilford County (N.C.)
City/town of residence	Greensboro (N.C.)
Presumed or intended destination	Greenville (N.C.) Pitt County (N.C.) Warren County (N.C.)
Slave name(s)	Henry Major
Slaveholder	William A. Jenkins
Transcript	$100 Reward. RANAWAY From Wilkes & Co., at Greensboro', two negro men, named Henry and Major. Henry is very black, about 18 years of age, heavy built, and about five feet high. Major is the same age and height, ginger cake color, but not quite so heavy as the other. They left Greensboro' on the 8th of January, 1863, and are supposed to be lurking about Greenville, Pitt country, or in Warren county. The undersigned will pay $50 for the apprehension and delivery of either or both of them, or their lodgement in jail so that he may recover them. WILLIAM A. JENKINS. Warrenton, N. C. Jan. 19th, 1863. d3w
Subject headings	Fugitive slaves--North Carolina--History--Sources Slavery--North Carolina--History--Sources Plantation life--North Carolina--History--Sources North Carolina--History--1775-1865--Sources
Type	Text
Original format	clippings advertisements
Language	en
Source collection	North Carolina Runaway Slave Advertisements Digital Collection
Rights statement	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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Object ID	3217-1863-02-18-03
Date digitized	2018
Digital master format	Image/tiff
Digital access format	Image/jpeg
Digital publisher	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Funding source	Strategic Seed Grant adminstered by UNCG Office of Research and Engagement

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