$150 Reward.
RAN away from Thomas Rippy and Joseph Rippy, residing near the High Falls Cotton factory on Haw River, in the county of Orange, on the 20th instant, three negro men, viz:
GEORGE, the property of Thomas Rippy, aged about 27 years. George is about six feet high, stout and well made, with high cheek bones; is sensible; has had the control of his own time, and is ready in conversation and fond of spirits. Carried off with him two suits of clothes.
JERRY, also the property of Thomas Rippy, aged 24 years; is a brother of George, about five feet ten inches high, has a somewhat thin visage, is likely and well formed, of an agreeable and smiling countenance. They are both of the common African complexion, Jerry being somewhat darker than George. Jerry carried off with him a new blue cloth coat, and a blue cotton coat with velvet of the same color on the collar; other clothing not recollected.
BEN, the property of Joseph Rippy. Ben is a nephew of George and Jerry; is a tolerably bright mulatto, not quite so tall as Jerry; his face is full and fleshy, of a countenance somewhat stern and cross, well formed and likely, about 19 years of age, and is hard of hearing. Ben wore off a brown homespun wollen [sic] coat, collar lined with black velvet; a low crowned wool hat somewhat worn; he had also a black fur hat; other clothing not recollected.
These negroes went off in company, without any provocation, and it is supposed that they were persuaded off and may have forged free papers.
For the apprehension and delivery of the said negroes to the subscribers, or for securing them in any jail in North Carolina, the sum of twenty-five dollars each will be paid; if taken out of the state, fifty dollars each; and for the apprehension of any one of them, payment will be made in the same proportion.
JOSEPH RIPPY.
JOHN RONEY, Guardian
of Thomas Rippy.
August 27. 91--
