Jailor’s Notice
WAS committed to the Jail of Shelby county Tennessee, on the 13th of Sept. 1843, a negro man who calls himself PETER JAMESON, and says that he is free. Peter is about 45 years old, will weigh 180 lbs; 5 feet 11 inches high—quite black—thick lips, both eye-teeth missing; has a lump on the upper part of the right arm, near the shoulder, about the sise of a grain of corn, which appears to be a natural mark or flesh mole. The owner of said negro (should there be any) will come forward, prove property, pay charges and take him away, or he will be dealt with as the law directs.
JOHN C. DOTY, Jailor
Posted by naomi at July 30, 2006 10:58 AM