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$200 Reward
- Creator:
- H. Polkinhorn, Alfred H. Wells
- Location:
- Washington, D. C.
- Origin Date:
- 1857
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 12 in x 9 3/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.1231
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This broadside provided notice of a $200 reward being offered by Alfred H. Wells for the return of a runaway slave to him in Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland. Dennis Lowe Harrison left on May 2d, 1857, and was thought to be "lurking" near his brother who was living near Washington, D. C. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
