HEAVY REWARD.
Two THOUSAND Six
HUNDRED DOLLARS Reward. — Ran away from the subscriber, on Saturday
night, November 15th, 1856, Josiah and William Bailey, and Peter Pennington. Joe
is about 5 feet 10 inches in height, of a chestnut color, bald head, with a
remarkable scar on one of his cheeks, not positive on which it is, but think it
is on the left, under the eye, has intelligent countenance, active, and
well-made. He is about 28 years old. Bill is of a darker color, about 5 feet 8
inches in height, stammers a little when confused, well-made, and older than
Joe, well dressed, but may have pulled kearsey on over their other clothes.
Peter is smaller than either the others, about 25 years of age, dark chestnut
color, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high.
A reward of fifteen hundred dollars will be given to any
person who will apprehend the said Joe Bailey, and lodge him safely in the jail
at Easton, Talbot Co., Md., and $300 for Bill and $800 for Peter.
W. R. Hughlett,
John C. HENRY,
T. Wright.
SOURCE: William Still, The Underground
Railroad: A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters &c., p. 272
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