16 MARCH 1839 : Somerville Reporter

15 Dollars Reward.

RUNAWAY from the subscriber in Henderson county, Tennessee, on the 18th day in February last, his negro man David, a bright mulatto, about 6 feet high, bold appearance, and speaks distinctly. It is believed he is in the neighborhood of Macon, Fayette co., Ten., where he has a pretended wife; he has been hired in that neighborhood for the past two years, and his acquaintance is extensive. I will give the above reward of fifteen dollars for his apprehension and delivery to me, or Jesse Alexander or Benj. H. Buckley, of [illegible]-ville, Ten.

JOHN H. BUCKLEY
Mifflin, Ten.

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