"Ranaway, a negro man—has a scar on his hip and on his breast, and two front teeth out."
C.W. Wilkins, sheriff Baldwin Co. Ala. in the "Mobile Advertiser," Sept. 24, 1837.
"Committed to jail, a negro man, he is crippled in the right leg."
Mr. James H. Taylor, Charleston South Carolina, in the "Courier," August 7, 1837.
"Absconded, a colored boy, named Peter, lame in the right leg."
N.M.C. Robinson, jailer, Columbus, Georgia, in the "Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer," August 2, 1838.
"Brought to jail, a negro man, his left ankle has been broke."
Mr. Littlejohn Rynes, Hinds Co. Mi. in the "Natchez Courier," August, 17, 1838.
"Ranaway, a negro man named Jerry, has a small piece cut out of the top of each ear."
The Heirs of J.A. Alston, near Georgetown, South Carolina, in the "Georgetown [S.C.] Union," June 17, 1837.