Race, Bondage, Women and Children

TAKEN up and delivered to the Work-House of this city, as runaways, a WOMAN about 37 years of age, calls herself Jane Plumb, with a Mulatto child, about four years old, named John; she says she belongs to New-York, and was attempting to go from York, in Virginia, to New-York. A Negro MAN, calls himself John Philips, about 25 years old, 5 feet 3 inches high, stutters in his speech, full faced, well made, has on an old blue coat, brown jacket, tow trowsers, old shoes, says he belongs to James Wynn, of South-Carolina, near Chinkapin river, and was taken away by the British about a year ago, taken to York in Virginia, and from thence came to Philadelphia in December last. -- The owner or owners of the above Negroes are desired to call, pay their expences, and take them away, or they will be sold for the same.
CLEMENT SMITH, K.W.
Philadelphia, May 21, 1782.