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Virginia runaways

Both articles fail to mention an exact distance both slaves traveled but the slave in the second article is believed to have traveled to "Col. John Willis's in Brunswick County, or to North Carolina". Despite these similarities the slaves in the advertisements ran away at different times of the year, the first running away on the 9th of December (winter) and the latter running away on the 31st of August (towards the end of summer). The slaves both took some of their master's property with them to aid them on their escape but the slave in the first article took much more than the second. The first slave took with him " a dark-grey Mare, low in Flesh, paces well, and branded on the Buttock and Shoulder, but can't remember the Brand, also a Country-made Saddle with Leather Housing, a Pair of Shoe-Boots, a long dark color 'd riding Coat, a new white Plains Jacket and Breeches, Oznabrig Shirts, and Plenty of other Apparel." while the second slave only took with him a "Horse and Saddle".
             These articles are also similar in that both the masters of the slaves waited a large amount of time before publishing their ad for runaway slaves. To be precise, the time waited was from one month and a half months (first article) to two and a half months (second article). In the first article, the slave is mentioned to have run away on the 9th of December; however, the article regarding his escape was published on February 28th of the following year. The second article, said the slave ran away on the 31st of August and the article was printed until October 10th. This delay could be attributed to many things. One being that that master perhaps did not notice the goods or the missing slave for some time or did not need the slave's assistance. Another could be that the owner was away at the time of the escape and the slave's disappearance was found out upon their return.
             The ads placed regarding the escape of these slaves were both very detailed in some terms and not so detailed in others.


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