$150 reward for capture of Bill, Jim, and Arnold.
This is a newspaper notice seeking the return of three men who escaped the plantation of Benjamin F. Smith at the Chickasaw agency near Tuscumbia, Alabama. Bill, 45, is described as their leader and was by profession a carpenter who also played violin; Jim, 35, was purchased from Judge Caldwell near...
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| Summary: | This is a newspaper notice seeking the return of three men who escaped the plantation of Benjamin F. Smith at the Chickasaw agency near Tuscumbia, Alabama. Bill, 45, is described as their leader and was by profession a carpenter who also played violin; Jim, 35, was purchased from Judge Caldwell near Wheeling, VA; and Arnold, 19. |
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