Description
$500 REWARD. Negro Man Runaway - - RUNAWAY from the premises of the subscriber living 2 miles southeast from St. Joseph (Missouri), a likely negro man named SAM about 29 years of age, 6 feet high, weighs about 170 pounds, has a slight stoppage in his speech, and formerly owned by John H. Whitehead of St. Joseph. Had when he left a janes and casinet pants, and new blanket coat.
This negro is supposed to have left with another man, and either started for California or making his way to Iowa. The above reward of $500 will be given if the negro is taken any where and delivered to me. This Negro left here in the month of May ’53 (1853). William D. Gibson, Feb. 1, 1854.
(Researcher’s Note: William D. Gibson was a Platte County enslaver living in Carroll Township.)Date(s) of Creation
4/5/1854
