Public Notice
23 August 1847
Notice is hereby given that on the 21th Day of August 1847 thare was five Negrows taken up and Committed to the Coles County Jail Charleston Illinois thare to be delt with as Runaway Negrows the description of the Negrows ar as follows one Woman a Bright Mulatto 40 years old and calls her Name Jane Briant, one about 14 years old abright Mulatto Named Mary Catherrine, one about 12 years old abright Mulatto Named Sally ann , and one about 5 years old abright Mulatto Named Mary Jane, one about 3 years old Named Robert Noah the four last Named ar the children of the first Named Negro Jane Briant
This August 23th 1847
L R Hutchason Sheriff. C.C
