Committed to Jail
Title
Committed to Jail
Description
Advertisement from The Daily Commonwealth, Frankfort, KY August 20, 1862.
COMMITTED TO JAIL, ON the 2ad day of Jannarv, 1862, a negro boy calling himself WILLIAM HUNTER, and who says he is the property of A. McCoy, of the city of Lexington, Ky., and is a runaway slave. Said boy is about 5 feet 9 inches high; is about 25 years of age; has a tooth out in front from the upper part of his mouth; he is very black; has a good pleasing countenance. The owner of said slave is hereby notified to come forward, prove property, and pay charges, or he will be dealt with according to law. H. R. MILLER, J. F. C. Frankfort, Kv., Jan. 15, 1862-tf.
COMMITTED TO JAIL, ON the 2ad day of Jannarv, 1862, a negro boy calling himself WILLIAM HUNTER, and who says he is the property of A. McCoy, of the city of Lexington, Ky., and is a runaway slave. Said boy is about 5 feet 9 inches high; is about 25 years of age; has a tooth out in front from the upper part of his mouth; he is very black; has a good pleasing countenance. The owner of said slave is hereby notified to come forward, prove property, and pay charges, or he will be dealt with according to law. H. R. MILLER, J. F. C. Frankfort, Kv., Jan. 15, 1862-tf.
Publisher
The Daily Commonwealth
Date
1862-08-20
Identifier
dac18620820_04_01
Subject
Runaway
Fugitive
Advertisement
Enslaved: William Hunter
Enslaver: A. McCoy
Type of Ad: Jailer
Jailer: H.R. Miller
Description: missing tooth in upper front, good pleasing countenance
Height: 5'9"
Age: 25
Complexion: very black
Origin: Lexington, Fayette County, KY
Located: Frankfort, Franklin County, KY
Coverage
Frankfort, Franklin County, KY
Rights
Public Domain
Language
English
Type
19th Century Newspaper
Citation
“Committed to Jail,” KDNP Feature Library, accessed April 27, 2024, https://kdnpx.omeka.net/items/show/32.