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William D. Buckels, Natchez, Mi. in the "Natchez Courier," July 28, 1838. "Taken up, a negro man is very much scarred about the face and body, and has the left ear bit off." Mr. Walter R. English, Monroe county, Ala. in the "Mobile Chronicle," Sept. 2, 1837. "Ranaway, my slave Lewis he has lost a piece of one ear, and a part of one of his fingers, a part of one of his toes is also lost." Mr.
Brown, Roane co. Tenn. in the "Knoxville Register," Sept 12, 1838. "Twenty-five dollars reward, for my man John the tip of his nose is bit off." Messrs. Taylor, Lawton & Co., Charleston, South Carolina, in the "Mercury," Nov. 1838. "Ranaway, a negro fellow called Hover has a cut above the right eye." Mr. Louis Schmidt, Faubourg, Sivaudais, La. in the New Orleans "Bee," Sept. 5, 1837.
"Ranaway, a negro girl called Mary, has a small scar over her eye, a good many teeth missing, the letter A. is branded on her cheek and forehead." A.B. Metcalf thus advertises a woman in the same paper, June 15, 1838. "Ranaway, Mary, a black woman, has a scar on her back and right arm near the shoulder, caused by a rifle ball."
"Ranaway, a negro man named Johnson he has a great many marks of the whip on his back." W.H. Brasseale, sheriff; Blount county, Ala., in the "Huntsville Democrat," June 9, 1838. "Committed to jail, a negro slave named James much scarred with a whip on his back." Mr. Robert Beasley, Macon, Ga., in the "Georgia Messenger," July 27, 1837.
"Ranaway, my mulatto boy Cy, has but one hand, all the fingers of his right hand were burnt off when young." J.A. Brown, jailer, Orangeburg, South Carolina, in the "Charleston Mercury," July 18, 1838. "Was committed to jail, a negro named Bob, appears to be crippled in the right leg." S.B. Turton, jailer, Adams Co. Miss. in the "Natchez Courier," Sept. 29, 1838.
"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.
"Ranaway, Bill has a scar over one eye, also one on his leg, from the bite of a dog has a burn on his buttock, from a piece of hot iron in shape of a T." William K. Ratcliffe, sheriff, Franklin county, Mi. in the "Natchez Free Trader," August 23, 1838. "Committed to jail, a negro named Mike his left ear off" Mr.
"Ranaway a negro woman named Rachel, has lost all her toes except the large one." Mr. "Ranaway Sam, he was shot a short time since, through the hand, and has several shots in his left arm and side." Mr. "Ranaway my negro man Dennis, said negro has been shot in the left arm between the shoulders and elbow, which has paralyzed the left hand." Mr.
"Committed to jail a negro man, has no toes on his left foot." Mr. J. Scrivener, Herring Bay, Anne Arundel Co. Maryland, in the Annapolis Republican, April 18, 1837. "Ranaway negro man Elijah, has a scar on his left cheek, apparently occasioned by a shot." Madame Burvant corner of Chartres and Toulouse streets, New Orleans, in the "Bee," Dec. 21, 1838.
"Committed to jail, a negro boy who calls himself Joe said negro bears marks of the whip." Messrs. "Ranaway, negro fellow John from being whipped, has scars on his back, arms, and thighs." Mr. Samuel Stewart, Greensboro', Ala., in the "Southern Advocate," Huntsville, Jan. 6, 1838. "Ranaway, a boy named Jim with the marks of the whip on the small of the back, reaching round to the flank." Mr.
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