| Traveler's Names | Sam Gross |
|---|---|
| Age | 40 |
| Description | a man of apparent vigor physically, wide-awake mentally |
| Alias | – |
| Origin- Town/City | George Island |
| Origin- County | Kent Co |
| Origin- State | Maryland |
| Destination | Canada |
| Birthplace | – |
| Slaveowner's Name | Joseph Griffiss |
| Chapter Title | Arrival from Maryland |
| Page Number | 476 |
| Other Travelers | John Janney, Talbot Johnson, Sam Gross, Peter Gross, James Henry Jackson, Sam Smith |
| Other Conductors | – |
| Additional Names | – |
| Method of Travel | – |
| Additional Resources | – |
| Items in Possession | – |
| Full Narrative | $1.000 REWARD. ? Ran away from the subscriber, August 14th, two negro men, viz : BILL HUTTON, aged 48 or 50 years, dark brown, round face, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, rather stout, has a waddling walk, and small bald spot on the top of his head. TALBOT JOHNSON, aged about 35, is black, spare, and lean-visaged, about 5 feet 10 inches high, has lost some of his front teeth, leans forward as he walks. If taken in a slave State I will give $200 each for their recovery. For their recovery from a free State I will give one-half their value. B. D. BOND, Port Republic, Md. RAN AWAY at the same time and in company, negro man SAM GROSS, aged about 33, is 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, black color, rather bad teeth. For his recovery, if taken in a slave State, I will give $200. For his recovery from free State, I will give half his value. GEO. IRELAND, Port Republic, Md. RAN AWAY at the same time and in company, two negro men, viz : PETER GROSS, aged 33, is light-brown color, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, has a small scar over his right aeyebrow, usually wears a goatee, has a pleasant countenance. JOHN JANNEY. aged 22, light-brown color, 5 feet 6 or seven inches high, broad across the shoulders, has one of his front upper teeth broken, has a scar upon one of his great toes from the cut of an axe. For their recovery, if taken in a slave State, I will give $200 each. For their recovery from a free State I will give half their value. JOS. GRIFFISS.St. Leonards, Calvert county, Md. Refer to N. E. BERRY, No. 63 Pratt street, Baltimore. SAM GROSS is about forty, a man of apparent vigor physically, and wide awake mentally. He confesses that he fled from George Island, near Port Republic, Md. He thought that times with him had been bad enough all his life, and he would try to get away where he could do better. In referring to his master and mistress, he says that " they are both Episcopa- lians, hard to please, and had as bad dispositions as could be, ? would try to knock the slaves in the head sometimes." This spirit Sam condemned in strong terms, and averred that it was on account of such treatment that he was moved to seek out the Underground Rail Road. Sam left his wife, Mary Ann, and four children, all under bonds. His children, he said, were treated horribly. They were owned by Joseph Griffiss spoken of above. |
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