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Notice [runaway ad and warning not to extend credit for Betty]

Day, Amos
1823-07-15

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A black woman named Betty ran away from the house of her master Amos Day. The slaveholder does not offer a reward for Betty's return, but notifies his neighbors not to extend credit to Betty on his account as he does not intend to pay Betty's debts.…

NOTICE [runaway ad and sale proposition for Betty]

Day, Amos
1824-06-24

1824-06-24 Notice (Betty).jpg
A black woman named Betty ran away from the house of her master Amos Day at Connecticut Farms in Union County. The slaveholder did not offer a reward for Betty's return, but warned his neighbors not to harbor or employ her. Despite Betty's absence,…