"Runaway Ad for Fanny"

This 1844 ad, featured in an 1844 issue of the Daily Picayune, calls for the capture of Fanny who ran away from the said subscriber. The ad details the physical features of Fanny, while also detailing how she most likely escaped to her daughter's residence. It was very common at the time for slaves to runaway in search of loved ones who resided elsewhere in the city. Fanny is just one of many slaves in New Orleans whose only remnants can be traced by looking through runaway ads such as this one.