[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. 100 Dollars Reward! Ran Away from the service of Mr. George Ridenour, in Jefferson county, Virginia...a Negro Man named John. Charlestown, VA: 31 October 1839.
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
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Live / Cincinnati
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[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. 100 Dollars Reward! Ran Away from the service of Mr. George Ridenour, in Jefferson county, Virginia...a Negro Man named John. Charlestown, VA: 31 October 1839.
12 x 11 in. letterpress broadside (areas of loss, some with repair, spotting, soiling throughout). Signed in type by Richard Parran.
A reward broadside offering $100 for the self-emancipated freedom seeker named John Morton. Broadside includes a physical description, in part: "He is very black, and has some apparent defect in his eyes, looking down when spoken to." Various reward amounts are listed for the apprehension of John in different locations: "Twenty-five Dollars reward will be given for the apprehension of John in Virginia; Fifty Dollars if secured in Maryland; or $100 if taken in Pennsylvania, so that I get him again, and all reasonable charges paid."
A reward broadside offering $100 for the self-emancipated freedom seeker named John Morton. Broadside includes a physical description, in part: "He is very black, and has some apparent defect in his eyes, looking down when spoken to." Various reward amounts are listed for the apprehension of John in different locations: "Twenty-five Dollars reward will be given for the apprehension of John in Virginia; Fifty Dollars if secured in Maryland; or $100 if taken in Pennsylvania, so that I get him again, and all reasonable charges paid."
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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