Advertisement for a runaway slave, submitted by Alexander Erskine in Huntsville, Alabama.

In the advertisement Erskine discusses the slave's physical appearance, disposition, and possible motive: "It is probable that he has obtained free papers and may attempt to pass himself as a free man. There is reason to believe he will try to find his way to Ohio."

Bibliographic Details
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama documents
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1903

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Textual Materials Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Alabama documents
spellingShingle	Alabama documents Advertisement for a runaway slave, submitted by Alexander Erskine in Huntsville, Alabama.
fulltopic	Alabama documents Erskine, Alexander; African Americans--Alabama; Fugitive slaves--Alabama; Slavery--Alabama; Madison County (Ala.)
description	In the advertisement Erskine discusses the slave's physical appearance, disposition, and possible motive: "It is probable that he has obtained free papers and may attempt to pass himself as a free man. There is reason to believe he will try to find his way to Ohio."
spelling	Q0000014494Q14494Advertisement for a runaway slave, submitted by Alexander Erskine in Huntsville, Alabama.In the advertisement Erskine discusses the slave's physical appearance, disposition, and possible motive: "It is probable that he has obtained free papers and may attempt to pass himself as a free man. There is reason to believe he will try to find his way to Ohio."1825 August 51825-08-051820-1829Erskine, Alexander; African Americans--Alabama; Fugitive slaves--Alabama; Slavery--Alabama; Madison County (Ala.)TextNewspapersSouthern Advocate and Huntsville AdvertiserBook 45.0160v8Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1903
title	Advertisement for a runaway slave, submitted by Alexander Erskine in Huntsville, Alabama.
titleStr	Advertisement for a runaway slave, submitted by Alexander Erskine in Huntsville, Alabama.
url	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1903
id	ADAHvoices1903
thumbnail	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getthumbnail/collection/voices/id/1903
_version_	1816185816997691392

Advertisement for a runaway slave, submitted by Alexander Erskine in Huntsville, Alabama.

Similar Items