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Advertisement for a runaway slave, submitted by Horace Summerhill in Lauderdale County, Alabama.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130

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In the advertisement Summerhill describes the slave's physical appearance and disposition; he suspects that the young man is nearby: "I am clearly of the opinion that Charles is in the midst of our neighbors."
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Text
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600 Ppi Tiff
Created Date:
1861 July 17 1861 07 17
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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130