Runaway Ad for Michael from White Marsh, 1806
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Title
Runaway Ad for Michael from White Marsh, 1806
Subject
Slaves; Fugitive slaves; Advertisements; Jesuits--History--19th century
Description
On May 1, 1806, G.B. Bitouzey, the manager of White Marsh plantation, posted a runaway slave advertisement in the Maryland Gazette for Michael, a twenty year-old man.
Bitouzey, a secular priest, was a board member of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, the corporate body in charge of the financial affairs of the Jesuits of Maryland and Georgetown University.
Bitouzey, a secular priest, was a board member of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, the corporate body in charge of the financial affairs of the Jesuits of Maryland and Georgetown University.
Creator
Maryland State Archives
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archives
Date
1806-05-01
Contributor
Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Runaway Slave Ad
Identifier
GSA424
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Twenty Dollars Reward.
RAN away from White Marsh, in Anne-Arundel county, a negro man named MICHAEL, about twenty years of age, five feet three or four inches high; had on when he went away, a blue vest, Welch kersey short coat, and a pair of nankeen pantaloons. Any person that will secure him in any of the county gaols, so that I get him again, shall receive FIFTEEN DOLLARS if taken in the county, and if out of the country the above reward.
G.B. BITOUZEY.
N.B. all captains and masters of vessels are forewarned carrying off said negro at their peril.
Original Format
Runaway Slave Ad
Files
Collection
Citation
Maryland State Archives , “Runaway Ad for Michael from White Marsh, 1806,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 22, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/451.