Runaway Ad for Harry Shorter, 1810
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Title
Runaway Ad for Harry Shorter, 1810
Subject
Slaves; Fugitive slaves; Advertisements; Jesuits--History--19th century
Description
On March 23, 1810, G.B. Bitouzey, the manager of White Marsh plantation posted a runaway slave advertisement for Harry Shorter, a 25 year-old man, in the Maryland Gazette.
Bitouzey lists the neighberhood of Georgetown as a possible destination for Shorter as he formerly resided in the area and "belong[ed] to Mr. F. Lowndes of the said place."
Bitouzey lists the neighberhood of Georgetown as a possible destination for Shorter as he formerly resided in the area and "belong[ed] to Mr. F. Lowndes of the said place."
Creator
Maryland State Archives
Publisher
Maryland State Archives
Date
1810-03-23
Contributor
Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Runaway Slave Ad
Identifier
GSA425
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Text
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
RANAWAY from the subscriber in Prince George’s county, near Bell Air, on Sunday 18thinst a Negro man, HARRY, who calls himself Harry Shorter; he is about 25 years of age, about 5 feet 5 inches high, very black eyes, broad shoulders, he wears mixt blue kersey trowers, jacket, and often a great coat of the same. He is supposed to have gone to George Town, where he foremerly lived, where he did belong to Mr. F. Lowndes of the said place -whoever will lodge said negro in jail either in Washington City or Prince George’s county, so that the Subscriber may get him again, will be entitled to the above reward.
G.B. BITOUZEY.
March 23--3
Files
Collection
Citation
Maryland State Archives, “Runaway Ad for Harry Shorter, 1810,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 22, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/452.