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NYM(G.772.140
3 Aug 1772:13 (1084)
Ten pounds reward, run-away from the subscribers, living
near Soldiers Delight, in Baltimore County, Maryland, a dark
mulatto slave, who goes by the name of Charles Harding. . .
[3 lines] has upwards of 40 scars on his head of different
sizes, well-made, has a small scar on the right side of his
upper lip, close knee'd, his shins bend forward, some scars
on the small of his legs occasion'd by wearing of irons, a
large scar on the outside of his left leg, occasion'd by a
burn, a scar on one of his thumbs; he has been unmercifully
whipt from his neck to his knees, which he says was by his
former master. . . [12 lines describing his various jobs
since running away] and since he left his former masters in
Virginia, has learnt to read and write, and to play on the
violin:. . . [14 lines describing apparel and reward for
capture, signed] Samuel Owings, jun. and Alexander Wells.
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