Friday, February 19, 2021

Friend of Friends Friday: Ranaway: John/Jack Stark (1822)

Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC)
18 February 1822

NOTICE.

WAS committed to the jail of Frederick county as a runaway, on Friday the 28th ult. a negro man, who calls himself JOHN or JACK STARK, about 38 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, with no perceivable mark. Had on when committed a blue twilled woollen coat and pantaloons, and brought with him a gen'eel blue cloth coat. Said negro says he was formerly the property of Wm. Brooke, of Prince William county Va. The owner of the above described property is requested to come forward, prove the same, and pay all legal charges, otherwise he will be discharged from his confinement agreeably to law.

Given under my hand this 31st December, 1821.

THOS. W. MORGAN,
Shff. Frederick county, Md.

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