| Assisting Runaways |
| State of Maryland Prince George's County set the jurors of the State of Maryland for the body of Prince Goerge's County do on their own present that Alexius Boone a free man later of the county aforesaid on the twenty fifth day of January in the year 1832 with force and arms at the County aforesaid did entice persuade and assist a certain negro woman named Peggy the slave of a certain Walter Smith of the county aforesaid to run away from her owner by reason of which said enticement persuasion and the said (illegible) then and there well knowing the said negro woman Peggy to be the slave of the said Walter, contrary to the act of assembly in such case made and provided and against the peace government and dignity of the State. Prince George's Court, (Black) Folder 41 |