Jailor's Notice
Committed to the jail of Shelby County, Tennessee, on the 10th of January, 1859, as a runaway slave, a negro man by the name of BOB. Said negro is about 17 or 18 years old; black color; about five feet high, and will weigh about 125 or 130 pounds; no scars or marks recollected, and states that he belongs to Daniel Butts of Fayette County, Tenn., near Fayette Depot.
The owner is requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges and take him away, or he will be dealt with as the law directs.
L.D. WELLS
Jailer of Shelby Co., Tenn.