Harriet Jacobs Resources and Links
Full Text of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
"Linda Brent"
Harriet Jacobs (1813-1897)
"Dr. Flint"
Handbill offering a reward for Jacobs capture. She escaped in 1835 and hid in a garret of her grandmother's house for seven years. The text of the handbill follows:
$100 REWARD
Will be given for the apprehension and delivery of my Servant
Girl HARRIET. She is a light mulatto, 21 years of age, about 5 feet 4 inches
high, of a thick and corpulent habit, having on her head a thick covering of
black hair that curls naturally, but which can be easily combed straight. She
speaks easily and fluently, and has an agreeable carriage and address. Being a
good seamstress, she has been accustomed to dress well, has a variety of very
fine clothes, made in the prevailing fashion, and will probably appear, if
abroad, tricked out in gay and fashionable finery. As this girl absconded from
the plantation of my son without any known cause or provocation, it is probable
she designs to transport herself to the North.
The above reward, with all reasonable charges, will be given for apprehending
her, or securing her in any prison or jail within the U. States.
All persons are hereby forewarned against harboring or entertaining her, or
being in any way instrumental in her escape, under the most rigorous penalties
of the law.