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Four thousand five hundred dollars reward.

--I will pay four thousand five hundred dollars for the apprehension and delivery to me in Richmond, or for securing them that I get them, the following Slaves, to wit.

Jordan, a yellow man, about twenty-one years old, a tolerable carpenter and blacksmith Was raised near Christiansburg, Virginia.

Lewis, a black man, thirty years old, purchased of T. L. Drewney or Broddie, near Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Joshua, black, about twenty-eight years old raised by Walter Color, of Pittsylvania county, has rather a down look, and is very stood.

Jack, about eighteen years old, black and slim bought of P. J. Stern, of Raleigh, North Carolina.

Jim, black, about twenty-one or twenty-two years old; raised in Maryland; is tall and very likely.

William, a brown-lon boy, about twenty or twenty-two years old; raised in or near this city once owned by F. J. Sampton, an agent at the Richmond and Danville depot.

Elijah, of brown complexion, about thirty-five years old; raised near Charlottesville, and is a North cook. Both of his legs were swollen, and sore at the time he left.

Sally, a mulatto girl, about twenty-five years old; raised in London county; was purchased of N. M. Lee; tall and slender, with long black hair.

Harriet, fifteen or sixteen years old brown skin, with a bushy head of hair.

They left my farm, in Lunenburg, about tuesday of June, with the Wilson raiding party. I will pay the above reward for all of them, or five hundred dollars for any one of them.

E. H. Stokes. au 5--4w*

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