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         Norfolk & Portsmouth Herald, January 1, 1830

     

         Committed to the jail of Norfolk Borough on the first

                                                           day of August last as a runaway, a Negro Man who

                                                           states his name is SAMUEL HORN, and that he was born

                                                           free in the county of Northampton state of North

                                                           Carolina and was sold to pay his taxes, to one Batt

                                                           Peterson of the state of Georgia, from whom he

                                                           runaway about 4 years since. Samuel is about 28 years

                                                           of age, 5 feet 9 inches high, light complexion; says he is

                                                           well acquainted with Col. Carter Jones and William

                                                           Moody of the above County. The owner of the above

                                                           Negro if any, is requested to comply with the law in

                                                           such cases, [o]therwise he will be disposed of as the law

                                                           directs.

                                                                                      N. CURRIER, Jailor, N.B.

                                                           Oct. 1

    TREATMENT OF SLAVES

     

    Food

    "A Virginian"

     

    Clothing

    George A. Avery

    Samuel Ellison

    Lemuel Sapington

     

    Housing

    Lemuel Sapington

     

    Punishment

    John H. Curtiss

    Samuel Ellison

    Rev. Henry T Hopkins

    William Poe

    L. Turner

     

    Labor Conditions

    Gurdon Chapman

    Lemuel Sapington

    William S. Drewry

     

    Sale and Capture

    Slave Auctions

    Slave for Sale

    Slaves Wanted

    Capture

     

    General Treatment

    John Brown

    William S. Drewry

     

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