Certificate of the Hanover County Court signed by Henry Robinson, a justice of the peace, issued to John Mitchell for taking up a runaway belonging to Francis Jordan [Jerdone] (1756-1841) of Louisa. The certificate notes the price for apprehending a runaway is $1.67 and 10 cents per mile for transportation. The certificate names Joseph as the runaway slave but the verso states the enslaved man is Isaac who ran away from the forge [Providence Forge in New Kent County].
