Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

in chapter 11, who is the runaway slave being advertised? What details in the advertisement reveal that he has been mistreated?

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George Harris is the runaway slave. The details revealing that George has been mistreated are as follows;

"Ran away from the subscriber, my mulatto boy, George. Said George six feet in height, a very light mulatto, brown curly hair; is very intelligent, speaks handsomely, can read and write, will probably try to pass for a white man, is deeply scarred on his back and shoulders, has been branded in his right hand with the letter H.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin