Mr. James McDonnell, Talbot county, Georgia, in the “Columbus Enquirer,” Jan. 18, 1838.

“Runaway, a negro boy twelve or thirteen years old—­has a scar on his left cheek from the bite of a dog.”

Mr. John W. Cherry, Marengo county, Ala. in the “Mobile Register,” June 15, 1838.

“Fifty dollars reward, for my negro man John—­he has a considerable scar on his throat, done with a knife.”

Mr. Thos.  Brown, Roane co.  Tenn. in the “Knoxville Register,” Sept 12, 1838.

“Twenty-five dollars reward, for my man John—­the tip of his nose is bit off.”

Messrs. Taylor, Lawton & Co., Charleston, South Carolina, in the “Mercury,” Nov. 1838.

“Ranaway, a negro fellow called Hover—­has a cut above the right eye.”

Mr. Louis Schmidt, Faubourg, Sivaudais, La. in the New Orleans “Bee,” Sept. 5, 1837.

“Ranaway, the negro man Hardy—­has a scar on the upper lip, and another made with a knife on his neck.”

W.M.  Whitehead, Natchez, in the “New Orleans Bulletin,” July 21, 1837.

“Ranaway, Henry—­has half of one ear bit off.”

Mr. Conrad Salvo, Charleston, South Carolina, in the “Mercury,” August 10, 1837.

“Ranaway, my negro man Jacob—­he has but one eye.”

William Baker, jailer, Shelby county, Ala., in the “Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser,” Oct. 5, 1838.

“Committed to jail, Ben—­his left thumb off at the first joint.”

Mr. S.N.  Hite, Camp street, New Orleans, in the “Bee,” Feb. 19, 1838.

“Twenty-five dollars reward for the negro slave Sally—­walks as though crippled in the back.”

Mr. Stephen M. Richards, Whitesburg, Madison county, Alabama, in the “Huntsville Democrat,” Sept 8, 1838.

“Ranaway, a negro man named Dick—­has a little finger off the right hand.”

Mr. A. Brose, parish of St. Charles, La. in the “New Orleans Bee,” Feb. 19, 1838.

“Ranaway, the negro Patrick—­has his little finger of the right hand cut close to the hand.”

Mr. Needham Whitefield, Aberdeen, Mi. in the “Memphis (Tenn.) Enquirer,” June 15, 1838.

“Ranaway, Joe Dennis—­has a small notch in one of his ears.”

Col.  M.J.  Keith, Charleston, South Carolina, in the “Mercury,” Nov. 27, 1837.

“Ranaway, Dick—­has lost the little toe of one of his feet.”

Mr. R. Faucette, Haywood, North Carolina, in the “Raleigh Register,” April 30, 1838.

“Escaped, my negro man Eaton—­his little finger of the right hand has been broke.”

Mr. G.C.  Richardson, Owen Station, Mo., in the St. Louis “Republican,” May 5, 1838.

“Ranaway, my negro man named Top—­has had one of his legs broken.”

Mr. E. Han, La Grange, Fayette county, Tenn. in the Gallatin “Union,” June 23, 1837.