James Enslaved Negro of Isaac Duckett, Prince George's County, Maryland Runaway Ad National Intelligencer, January 19, 1814

James
Enslaved Negro of Isaac Duckett, Prince George's County, Maryland
Runaway Ad
National Intelligencer, January 19, 1814

100 DOLLARS REWARD. [1]

               Absconded, Dec. 26th, 1813, from the subscriber's farm, Prince Georges [sic] County, Md near Queen Anne, about 22 years old, very small for his age, perhaps not more than four feet six feet high, strong and active, stout legs, dark mottled skin; had on, when he absconded, round-a bout [sic] and pantaloons of country made cloth, cotton work and wall fitting, slightly fulled and died [sic], apparently brown or mixed, the warp not taking the die [sic] and the yarn apparently brown, coarse shoes and stockings. James has been accustomed to house-work, and is an excellent later.

               The above reward will be given for securing said negro in any gaol so that I get him again. 

                                                    ISAAC DUCKETT.       

               Dec 28                                              eoptf [2]

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[1] one dollar in 2010 equaled approx. $10.344 in 1814.  http://mykindred.com/cloud/TX/Documents/dollar/index.php?cyear=2010

[2] Daily National Intelligencer; Date: 01-19-1814; Volume: II; Issue: 327; Page: [1]; Location: Washington (DC), District of Columbia.

Transcribed by John Peter Thompson. January 19^th, 2014.