"200 Hundred Dollars Reward," Telegraph and Texas Register, June 26, 1839

Summary: An ad offering a reward for two runaways. Gave the slaves' names, ages, heights, complexions, and stressed that both had trouble speaking. Also said they were heading for San Antonio, where they had made a previous escape. Offered 200 dollars and expenses for their capture.

RAN away from the subscribers, on or about the first of April last, two negro fellows, named Jacob and Ephraim. Jacob is about 28 or 30 years of age, black complexion, about five feet one inch high, rather show[sic] in his speech; belongs to John H. Thompson, near Fort Jessup, Louisiana. Ephraim belongs to William J. Snud, near San Augustine, Texas, and is about 30 years of age, five feet seven and a half inches high, very black, has an impediment in his speech, and stammers a good deal when alarmed.

The above reward, and all reasonable expenses will be given for the apprehension and delivery of the said negroes to William J. Snud, near San Augustine, or for their secure lodgement in any jail in the Republic. It is supposed that the said negroes are making for San Antonio, as they were once taken and made their escape from F. Franklin, Robinson county.

J H THOMPSON,

June 25 w9*-219[sic] WM J SNUD.

Source Copy Consulted: "200 Hundred Dollars Reward," Telegraph and Texas Register, June 26, 1839, p. 3