"$50 Reward," Telegraph and Texas Register, January 9, 1839

Summary: An ad offering a $50 reward for a nineteen year old female runaway slave. Described her features and the dresses she took with her.

Ranaway[sic] from the subscriber, a negro girl Maranda, of dark complection[sic], rather low, and heavy built, about nineteeen[sic] years old, formerly the property of Lewis Knight, of this county; said girl carried off, when she left, two domestic dresses, one plaid blue and red domestic dress, one black silk dress, one black muslin dress.

The above reward of Fifty Dollars will be paid to the person who may detain said girl, so I can obtain her.

ROBERT F. MILLARD.

Nacogdoches, nov2 272-tt[sic]

Source Copy Consulted: "$50 Reward," Telegraph and Texas Register, January 9, 1839, p. 4