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Runaway negroes — Henry

--5 feet 8 inches high, mulatto color, eyes black, scar on right jaw, aged 37, Beugat of James Eckart, Southampton county, Va.

Peter--5 feet 6 inches high, aged 45, black, scar on left side of the nose and on left side Bought of Levi C. Leler Goldsboro., N. C

Peter Hicks 5 feet 8 ½ inches high aged 33, yellow colored, eyes black, scar across nose and on left side, Bought of Levi Lolar, Goldsborough., N. C.

Frank--5 feet 5 ½ inches high, brown colored, eyes black, aged 23, scar on back of neck and whip marks on body. Bought of Wm. Ward, Cumberland county, N. C.

Peter--5 feet 21 inches high, dark brown color, eyes black, aged 18, scar across the right arm, below the elbow. Bought of William Alien, Surrey county, Va.

The above mentioned negroes ranaway from the service of the Piedmont Railroad Company, at Danville, between the 4th and 24th of September. A reward of $25 each will be paid for their delivery at Danville, Va., it taken within the State, and $50 each if taken in another State, or a liberal reward if placed in any jail where they can be secured. E. D. Wilburn,

Sup't 1st Division Piedmont Railroad.

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