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$150 Reward

Runaway slave broadside from Charles County, dated July 15, 1860.

$150 Reward: Ran away from the subscriber, on Wednesday, July 11, Negro Man, Nace Dorsey. He is about 5 feet 11 inches in height--may be 6 feet--large and muscular, black, and with a few grey hairs. Is about 40 years old. 1 will give the above reward for his apprehension and delivery to me in Charles County, Maryland. A. JACKSON SMOOT. July 15. 1860.

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Posted July 15, 2020

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