RUNAWAY
$500 REWARD — Left the Tobacco Factory of the subscriber, on
the 14th inst., on the pretence of being sick, a mulatto man, named ELIJAH, the
property of Maj. Edward Johnson, of Chesterfield county. He is about 5 feet 8
or 10 inches high, spare made, bushy hair, and very genteel appearance; he is
supposed to be making his way North. The above reward will he paid if delivered
at my factory.
RO. J. CHRISTIANS.
jy 2l—ts.
SOURCES: The Daily
Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, Monday, July 27, 1857, p. 4; William
Still, The Underground Railroad: A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives,
Letters &c., p. 161
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