<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><notice xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><NoticeID>750</NoticeID><Headline>A mulatto</Headline><NoticeDate>1803-12-19T00:00:00</NoticeDate><PublisherInfo><PublisherName>Raleigh, N.C. : Raleigh Register and North Carolina Weekly Advertiser</PublisherName><NewspaperName>Raleigh Register and North Carolina Weekly Advertiser, 1799-1840</NewspaperName><PublisherCity>Raleigh</PublisherCity><PublisherCounty>Wake</PublisherCounty><PublisherState>NC</PublisherState></PublisherInfo><Transcript>A Mulatto. RAN AWAY from William Sims, in Wake County, on the 30th of October last, a Mulatto Fellow, named POMPEY, about 25 years Old, 6 feet High, rather slim made, though an able-bodied Fellow.? Had on when he went off, a mixt Coat, and Overalls of the same Kind.? Took with him an old faded black Coat and white Stockings, a Cotton and Linen Shirt. Whoever shall apprehend the said Fellow, andrestore[sic] him to the Subscriber, or lodge him in any Gaol, shall be handsomely rewarded. WILLIAM SIMS. December 16, 1803.</Transcript><StateCode>NC</StateCode><CountyCode>WAK</CountyCode><CountyOfPublication>Wake</CountyOfPublication><NewspaperPageNumber>3</NewspaperPageNumber><Destinations /><DatesOfDeparture><string>10/30/1803</string></DatesOfDeparture><People><NoticePerson><Name>William Sims</Name><Role>Placing Ad</Role></NoticePerson><NoticePerson><Name>Pompey</Name><Role>Slave</Role></NoticePerson><NoticePerson><Name>William Sims</Name><Role>Slaveholder</Role></NoticePerson></People><CityOfResidence /><CountyOfResidence>Wake</CountyOfResidence><StateOfResidence>NC</StateOfResidence></notice>