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COLUMBIA, 9th June, lS34 {
by Ms Ercetien.y PIERCE NJ. BUT-
LEX, ESQ. Gocernor amt Commander
M-ChtJ m and orer the State atonSGid.
W. llLREAS on the 2Ith OF October,
Nv 1861, Proclauat!ou was issued by
'''iS Department, offering Il reward OF S:2UU
Tor The apprehension ana delivery ofJAEk,
! hcsr" man SLAVE, The property of George
MrA:iily, charged with tn. murder Of VI NJ.
NAME, aud winch said Jack has escaped
and fled from Justice
ANA W herca, Il was made known TO this
department, by letter from Ills Excclicncv
! me Governor OF Kentucky, dated 7,h of
h''ch' 1890 ihni the said negro Jack,
h'c or SIX weeks previous To The alc of said
'e''ei' :au Scch arprc!irudcd aud N;Is then
co"''h'" III 'hc J'iii ut FranaiurI, rs Il fu.i-
I'VE from Justice, on account Oi said n,ur-
der, and as such would be delivered! To any
agent clothed with proper demand from
TINS department: And whereas, in cuu,e.
Iuetcc oi the aforesaid information from
HIS EXcellency the Governor ol kcntuc,;y
drl'ahd' III due aud legal I.rn,, WAS made.
bearing dale the i7,h of April last, rcu,,ir
h'S '!'c H"Hernorof kentucky to surrender
TIE body ol The said Jack To The agent there
- ''''''>', W s'S SiI'i lHii uC nliSUt be
brought To tins State and tried for the said
rr''i'e' And whereas II appears that hciorc
The arrival of tho agent from ,hi, State il,
hcntmcky, with the demand aforesaid. a
ma" calling his naur Hancock nppcarcd
al the Jail IN Frankfort. Kentucky. with -
power ol attorney from George McAli!l,.
the owner of said Jack, and demanded Inn,
iioth The Jallnr as IL runaway slave of. s:,:!
Nlc 1lillN whnI,, 4 fI,, ..,;,. I,
ed n!m: And that the said Iiaucnck as -.
gent Of SAID McAIilly, Afterwards sold su:d
negro Jack to Mir. Muudy. residing in
owInI county, Kentucky, who again sold
MIN, aud refused 10 inform the n.cn, of This
Stale to " hon sold, or here he was carried.
And II is further stated to this Department
that The ncsro's name, un the last sale. WAS
changed from lack to B.n.
NOW KNOW Y!., That TO the irtrp,
,hat justice may be done. aud the said Jack.
his aIdres, aud abetturs brought 10 condiyu
punishment for The crime aforesaid. | do
hereby offer reward Of EIGHT Hun
DRED DOLLARS. in adti,nn to tina. re-
waGH offered in my former proclamation.
dated 2ith Cclohcr, 1897, for The aryrchcn-
sion and deiiv of tic uea,o Jnck inlo my
'Ja'f WIIHHi rms state: ana GnifihRt aiifiIhui
t"r such information against any person or
persons wh" have hccn guilty ~! harbornc
"i''In", q: assisting The said jarl:, as wjil
eliCci convection in Il court Of Justice.
And 1t Is further proclaimed ana! made
known. thai the iniorrnant on his appcnr-
'ng AMI giving evidence on the trial Of such
person or persons charged with the crime OF
haihsiin", aiding, or,assisrinn the said .Jac.,
l." escape from justice, shnl! rc,n;,iu free of
and discharged from any prosecution or
legal proceedings against himself, for or ON
account OF any matter nr thing he NAV
have done in relation to The escape OF said
Jack.
In testimony whereof have
~ hercunto set my hand an;!
L:S. : caused the seal OF The STATE
(~~N) To he affixed. his t;,h dny
o! June. 4. u. !S3S.
L. NJ. BUTLER.
BY order.
j.. II. SAXON, Secretary of S:tatr.
June ii ~