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Advertisement for a runaway slave, submitted by Alexander Erskine in Huntsville, Alabama.

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

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In the advertisement Erskine discusses the slave's physical appearance, disposition, and possible motive: "It is probable that he has obtained free papers and may attempt to pass himself as a free man. There is reason to believe he will try to find his way to Ohio."
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Text
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600 Ppi Tiff
Created Date:
1825 August 5 1825 08 05
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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130