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"Committed to jail, a negro had on his right leg an iron band with one link of a chain." Mr. Francis Durett, Lexington, Lauderdale county, Ala., in the "Huntsville Democrat," August 29, 1837. "Ranaway, a negro man named Charles had on a drawing chain, fastened around his ankle with a house lock." Mr. A. Murat, Baton Rouge, in the New Orleans "Bee," June 20, 1837.
Francis Durett, Lexington, Alabama, in the "Huntsville Democrat," March 8, 1838. "Ranaway , a mulatto had on when he left, a pair of handcuffs and a pair of drawing chains." B.W. Hodges, jailor, Pike county, Alabama, in the "Montgomery Advertiser," Sept. 29, 1837. "Committed to jail, a man who calls his name John he has a clog of iron on his right foot which will weigh four or five pounds."
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