Runaway Slave Article

An article and an advertisement regarding runaway slaves from William E. Woodruff’s Arkansas State Gazette and Democrat; July 4, 1851.

Newspaper clipping with illustrations and three headlines saying "runaway negro in jail," "pay up pay up," and "thirty dollars reward"

Courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives

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Louisiana Purchase through Early Statehood (1803 - 1860)

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