A Negro Man, about thirty years of age, five feet six or eight inches high, in Negro cotton clothing. He says his name is Issac, that he formerly belonged to Colonel DICKERSON, of Granville County; but is now the property of William HILLIARD of said County. The Owner is desired to prove his property, pay charges, and take him away, otherwise he will be found agreeable to Law. – –John Arthur BRYAN, Dep. Sheriff — Johnston County, January 20, 1800.

Source: Raleigh Register,4 February 1800, pg 2.

Editorial Note: “Gaol” is a spelling variant of jail.