“Committed to jail, a negro man—­his back much marked by the whip.”

Mr. H. Varillat, No. 23 Girod street, New Orleans—­in the “Commercial Bulletin,” August 27, 1838.

“Ranaway, the negro slave named Jupiter—­has a fresh mark of a cowskin on one of his cheeks.”

Mr. Cornelius D. Tolin, Augusta, Ga., in the “Chronicle and Sentinel,” Oct. 18, 1838.

“Ranaway, a negro man named Johnson—­he has a great many marks of the whip on his back.”

W.H.  Brasseale, sheriff; Blount county, Ala., in the “Huntsville Democrat,” June 9, 1838.

“Committed to jail, a negro slave named James—­much scarred with a whip on his back.”

Mr. Robert Beasley, Macon, Ga., in the “Georgia Messenger,” July 27, 1837.

“Ranaway, my man Fountain—­he is marked on the back with the whip."

Mr. John Wotton, Rockville, Montgomery county, Maryland, in the “Baltimore Republican,” Jan. 13, 1838.

“Ranaway, Bill—­has several LARGE SCARS on his back from a severe whipping in early life."

D.S.  Bennett, sheriff, Natchitoches, La., in the “Herald,” July 21, 1838.

“Committed to jail, a negro boy who calls himself Joe—­said negro bears marks of the whip."

Messrs. C.C.  Whitehead, and R.A.  Evans, Marion, Georgia, in the Milledgeville (Ga.) “Standard of Union,” June 26, 1838.

“Ranaway, negro fellow John—­from being whipped, has scars on his back, arms, and thighs."

Mr. Samuel Stewart, Greensboro’, Ala., in the “Southern Advocate,” Huntsville, Jan. 6, 1838.

“Ranaway, a boy named Jim—­with the marks of the whip on the small of the back, reaching round to the flank.”

Mr. John Walker, No. 6, Banks’ Arcade New Orleans, in the “Bulletin,” August 11, 1838.

“Ranaway, the mulatto boy Quash—­considerably marked on the back and other places with the lash.”

Mr. Jesse Beene, Cahawba, Ala., in the “State Intelligencer,” Tuskaloosa, Dec. 25, 1837.

“Ranaway, my negro man Billy—­he has the marks of the whip.”

Mr. John Turner, Thomaston, Upson county, Georgia—­in the “Standard of Union,” Milledgeville, June 26, 1838.

“Left, my negro man named George—­has marks of the whip very plain on his thighs."

James Derrah, deputy sheriff; Claiborne county, Mi., in the “Port Gibson Correspondent,” April 15, 1837.

“Committed to jail, negro man Toy—­he has been badly whipped."

S.B.  Murphy, sheriff, Wilkinson county, Georgia—­in the Milledgeville “Journal,” May 15, 1838.

“Brought to jail, a negro man named George—­he has a great many scars from the lash."

Mr. L.E.  Cooner, Branchville Orangeburgh District, South Carolina—­in the Macon “Messenger,” May 25, 1837.

“One hundred dollars reward, for my negro Glasgow, and Kate, his wife.  Glasgow is 24 years old—­has marks of the whip on his back.  Kate is 26—­has a scar on her cheek, and several marks of a whip."