Weekly Raleigh Register, Raleigh, NC, 05/30/1860
TAKEN UP and COMMITTED TO JAIL As a Runaway Slave, in Cabarrus County, N. C., a Negro Boy; said boy is about 5 feet 10 inches high, and weighs about 115 lbs., had on when taken up a Black Jeans Coat, also Dark colored Vest and Pants. He speaks quick and is quite intelligent; says he is free, and was raised in Middlesex county, Virginia, and has resided for several years in Greenville, S. C., but has been in North Carolina for the last 8 or 9 months. Said boy is about 40 or 45 years of age. The owner is hereby notified to come forward, prove property, pay charges and take him away This the 17th of May, 1860.
J. L. BUNDY, SHERIFF.