WAS committed to the Jail of Shelby county, Tennessee, on the 3rd of Oct. 1843, a negro man, who calls himself HENRY, and says that he belongs to Jonathan Waters of Louisiana, near Vicksburg, Miss. Henry is quite black, about 20 years old, 5 feet 3 1/2 inches high, will weigh 125 lbs., he has a large scar from a burn between the elbow and shoulder of the right arm, and three scars from burns on the left arm. The owner of said boy will 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
Oct. 20