Advertisement for four runaway slaves, submitted by William E. Phillips in Madison County, Alabama.
In the advertisement Phillips describes each slave's physical appearance and disposition. He offers $50 for their return and discusses their motives for leaving: "The subscriber thinks it probable that some white person has been instrumental in inducing those negroes to run away....I am di...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1905 |
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