WILMINGTON, June 23, 1777. RUN away from the Subscriber in Wilmington, the first of May last, a Negro Slave named BEN, about 22 Years of Age, 5 feet 6 or 8 Inches high, stout and well made, talks well, is artful and cunning, and perhaps will alter his Name; had on when he went away and old Hat, blue Jacket, Osnabrigs Trousers, but as he had other Clothes, he may change his Dress. The above Negro was purchased by Subscriber in December last of Col. William Taylor, who him of Col. Edmund Taylor, in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and he had him of Col. John William, in Granville County, and it is likely he is gone towards some of the above Places, or that he is harboured up on the North East of Cape Fear, or on the Sound. Whoever takes up and secures the said Slave, so that his Master gets him, shall have Ten Dollars Reward, if taken in this State, and Is out of it Ten Pounds, and reasonable Charges, on Dliver to William Wilkinson.
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| Name | Role in document |
|---|---|
| Col. John Williams | Former slaveholder |
| Col. William Taylor | Former slaveholder |
| William Wilkinson | Placing Ad |
| Ben | Slave |
| William Wilkinson | Slaveholder |
