Jacob Lawrence, The Life of Harriet Tubman No. 11. "$500
Reward! Runaway from subscriber on Thursday night, the 4th inst., from the neighborhood of Cambridge, my
negro girl, Harriet, sometimes called Minty. Is dark chestnut color, rather stout build, but bright and
handsome. Speaks rather deep and has a scar over the left temple. She work a brown plaid shawl. I will
give the above reward captured outside the county, and $300 if captured inside the county, in either case
to be lodged in the Cambridge, Maryland, jail. (Signed) George Carter, Broadacres, near Cambridge, Maryland,
September 24th, 1849" (1940)
Workbook: September, 2014
September 30, 2014 : Holy water that was, I expect.September 29, 2014 : A wandering crone...September 28, 2014 : "We should not be doing this,"September 27, 2014 : In your mouth are globes of soft rubber...September 26, 2014 : Yellow inflatable survival raft.September 25, 2014 : Mice under the blankets, under the couch, in the corner behind the lamp.September 24, 2014 : Voices, music.September 23, 2014 : It's like looking straight down a cliffside.September 22, 2014 : This isn't Idaho.September 21, 2014 : Your bookcases have been moved.September 20, 2014 : Shots ricochet from across the street.September 19, 2014 : To be carried through water.September 18, 2014 : Running figures.September 17, 2014 : Up the escalator, under the rubble: hold a piece of pavement overhead.September 16, 2014 : The apartment has half-filled with warm water.September 15, 2014 : Spinning silver disk, hollow center, vibrant and sparkling against jet black void.September 14, 2014 : It's not true that the place is unused.September 13, 2014 : "Honey?,"September 12, 2014 : She calls her children home in their dark language.September 11, 2014 : Two viewpoints: the necessary condition of irony.September 10, 2014 : I will blow away in the first strong wind.September 9, 2014 : Crochet cap and hemp skirt, soft pink lips, true smile of life's deep joy.September 8, 2014 : Which day is today?September 7, 2014 : See the serpent's tongue.September 6, 2014 : Pizza, cake frosting, ice cream, a mountain of meds.September 5, 2014 : City of Fallen Bridges.September 4, 2014 : Little Lucita lights up her smile to serve the Gringo tapas.September 3, 2014 : The Milky Way and the wine-dark sea.September 2, 2014 : Older women who've compromised.September 1, 2014 : Midnight in the City of Cardboard.
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