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