Broadside offering reward for the capture of the enslaved man Richard Low
date: label: Date
content: July 19, 1853
name: label: Issued by
content: James B. Belt, American
label: Subject of
content: Richard Low, American, born ca.1825
notes: label: Description
content: Matted and framed runaway slave broadside with reward information. Black printed text on off white paper. The top is captioned with "100 Dolls. Reward."
label: Description
content: A matted and framed broadside advertising a reward for the return of a fugitive enslaved man, Richard Low. The broadside is printed in black text on off-white paper. In large text at the top is [100 Dolls. REWARD.] followed by smaller text reading [My Negro man named Dick, commonly called "Richard Low," ran away from my residence in Upper Marlborough, Prince George's county, on the morning of the 18th of July instant. Dick is about 28 years of age, tall and stout built, perfectly black, has a full suit of har, and has lost one of his upper front teeth. He has a wife living with Mr. Saml. B. Anderson, nar the Depot, in Washington City. He is a blacksmith by trade, and is doubtless now in Washington City.]. At bottom right is the name of the poster: [JAMES B. BELT.] and at bottom center is [Upper Marlborough, July 19th 1853.].
place: label: Place used
content: Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: Fugitive enslaved
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Self-liberation
label: Topic
content: Skilled labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.155.293
objectType: label: Type
content: broadsides
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, wood, glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Unframed): 9 9/16 × 12 in. (24.3 × 30.5 cm)