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Twenty-five dollars reward

--Ranaway, on the night of August 23d, Tom Lee, a slave, in the employment of this Company, hired from Mr. Barton B. Wright, of Caroline county, Va. The said slave is about 35 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, gingerbread colors and very heavy set. He is supposed to be in the city, lurking about the neighborhood of Screamersville. The above reward of twenty-five dollars will be paid for his apprehension and delivery to the office of the Company in Richmond, to one of our agents on the line, or lodged in some jail, that we may procure him.

Samuel Ruth, Supt.
Office R., F. & P. R. R. Co.,
Richmond, Oct. 1, 1862. oc 1--6t

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