$50 reward for Jack

Description

A broadside advertising a fifty dollar reward for the capture of an enslaved man named "Jack," also known as "Jack Alexander," who had escaped from a sloop named the Jolly Miller in search of his freedom. The broadside was commissioned by Jack's enslaver, Ananias Divers, whose property is described in the broadside as being "Near Wm. Patterson, Esq'rs. Mills, Gunpowder Falls." Please Note: The original material presented here contains language that users may find inappropriate or offensive. This material has been retained as it originally existed to preserve the integrity of the historical record.