From the Richmond Dispatch, 3/10/1863, p. 2, c. 5

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD – Will be paid for the arrest and delivery in Richmond of a negro calling himself ISAIAH. He is about 5 feet 4 inches high, well made, and weighs near 140 lbs, has an intelligent face, of a dark ginger bread color, and is 19 years old. He ran away from the Belle Isle Works about four weeks ago, and is supposed to be lurking in or near the city. – The above reward will be paid for his delivery in any neighboring county jail, or at the office of the Old Dominion Iron and Nail Works Company in Richmond.

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