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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) Tyler, John W. $200 Reward. I Will Give the Above Reward for the Apprehension of Ludwell. Letterpress broadside, 12 x 8 1/2 inches; worn at edges, repaired diagonal tear through text area, mount remnants on verso. Warrenton, VA, 28 October 1854
Offers a reward for the return of a runaway slave named Ludwell, "18 or 19 years old, dark complexion, about 5 1/2 feet high, and walks rather awkwardly and sluggishly." The owner, John Webb Tyler (circa 1798-1862) was a wealthy Virginia circuit court judge. Four years after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act, Tyler offered a $200 reward if Ludwell was caught in a northern state, but only $150 if caught in Maryland or the District of Columbia.
