a Negro Man
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
TAKEN up, August 26, 1765, and secur'd in Hartford Goal, a Negro Man, aged about 22 Years, of a yellow Complection, a thick sett Fellow, about 5 Feet 5 Inches in Height, speaks good English, and is a smart, active Fellow. Had with him when found, a blue mix'd-colour'd Coat, and strip'd Vest, two Frocks, and a Felt Hatt bound with Linen; and sundry other Cloathing; had a Sore, or small Scar over the right Eye, about an Inch long. --- ISAAC PITKIN.
Citation
Isaac Pitkin, advertisement for a Negro Man, Connecticut Courant, September 9, 1765, accessed February 3, 2026, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4436.