$50 Reward

Ranaway from the subscriber, in Pittsborough, Chatham county, N.C., on the 8th inst., a negro boy named Jim, about 18 years of age, of dark brown color, about five feet high, heavy built and weighs from 140 to 150 lbs. He is smart and quick spoken, and rocks when he walks. The only notable mark recollected is a scar on the middle of the forehead, near where the hair joins. He had on, when last seen, a brown Tweeds coat, with flaps on the pocket. A reward of Fifty Dollars will be paid for him, if taken out of the county of Chatham, or Twenty-five Dollars if taken in it. — Joseph THOMPSON – Pittsborough, Jan’y 15, 1857.

Source:  Fayetteville Observer, February 2, 1857