January 16, 1835
JAILOR’S NOTICE 1835 | Committed to the Jail of Tipton County, Tennessee, on the 9th January, 1835, a negro man who says his name is NATHAN, and that he was brought to the western country about two years ago by his young master Eli Rigdon of Hartford County, Maryland. Nathan says that he has been running the Mississippi River the most of his time since he has been in the western country, and was employed as a fireman on the steamboat Huron, when she sunk. Nathan is about five feet 10 inches high – and between 28 and 30 years old; will weigh about 180 pounds; rather yellow complected, round full face, the white of his eyes show more than common, very white teeth, has a scar under his right eye which he says was occasioned by a boil; he had on when committed, an old cotton shirt, gray cassinet pantaloons, a blanket roundabout coat and an old wool hat; all of said clothing is nearly worn out. The owner is requested to prove property, pay charges and take him away, or he will be dealt with as the law directs.
R.J. MITCHELL
Jailor of Tipton County, Tennessee
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