Dentist McCombs (1904)

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Taneya

Ad for Dentist W.S. McCombs of Murphy

Source: Cherokee Scout (Murphy, NC). 23 February 1904. Available at Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.

Runaway Charles (1802)

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Taneya

A Negro Man who calls himself Charles, about 20 or 21 Years of Age, about 5 Feet 3 Inches high, dark Complexion; stout and well Made, has a Scar on the left Side of his Neck; and marked with a Whip, can read Print, and says he was brought from Maryland about six Years ago, by a Mr. John THOMPSON and sold to a Mr. James WILLIE, in Guilford County, near the Allamance. The Owner is requested to come and prove Property, pay Charges and take him a away agreeable to Law.

N.B. – He says there was in company with him a Negro Man named Sam, who was Property of a Mr. John FORBES, but was parted by Chace. — James PATTON, Jailor – Wilkesborough, May 8.

Source: Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina Weekly Advertiser, 25 May 1802, page 2.