The Daily Dispatch: March 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], Committed to jail as a Runaway.

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Committed to jail as a Runaway.

--Was committed to the jail of the corporation of the city of Norfolk, on the 2d day of January, 1861, Negro Man Wm. Johnson. The said negro man is five feet three inches high, and weighs about 135 pound.; has one scar on right arm above his elbow; light complexion; about thirty years old.

Had on when committed to jail, black cloth coat, black pants, glazed cap, and says he was born free, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Thos. J. Corprew,
Sergeant City Norfolk. mh 15--6w

The Daily Dispatch: March 20, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. March 20, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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Committed to jail as a Runaway.