"Notice," Telegraph and Texas Register, September 27, 1836

Summary: An interesting ad about a male slave passing as a freeman. Edmund Andrews put out the ad, saying that the slave, John Vose, lived for years as a freeman in New Orleans but was really a slave from Kentucky. Vose also had with him a black woman who, Andrews claimed, had her free papers stolen by Vose and held as a slave by him. Andrews wanted Vose returned to slavery and the woman given back her freedom.

A stout, full made negro man, of middle size, calling himself JOHN VOSE, has been passing as a free man in the city of New Orleans for about three years; but is now taken up and put into prison, on a charge of persuading away a boy belonging to a Mr. Walker. He has a woman with him, calling herself Rebecca Ellis, who says John's real name is Sawney Thompson, and formerly belonged to Mr. Nicholas Ellis, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and was sold by Mr. Ellis to a gentleman named Smedie, living near or with a Mr. Smelser on the Brazos river or San Bernardo. He has taken this woman's free papers, and holds her as his slave. The object is to return the negro man to his owner, and restore the woman to her liberty, if she be free.

For further particulars enquire of EDMUND ANDREWS.

Brazoria, Sept. 21, 1836. 30-3t[sic]

Source Copy Consulted: "Notice," Telegraph and Texas Register, September 27, 1836, p. 3