Zebulon Prut
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
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Reward
Transcription
RUN away from the Widow Elizabeth Porter of Hadley, a Negro Man named Zebulon Prut, about 30 years old, about five Feet high, a witish Complexion, suppos'd to have a Squaw in Company: Carried away with him a, a light brown Cabinet Coat, lin'd and trimm'd with the same Colour-a blue plain Cloth Coat, with Metal Buttons, without Lining-a new redish brown plain Cloth Coat, with Plate Buttons, no Linig-a light brown Waistcoat, and a dark brown ditto, both without Sleves-a Pair of Check'd, and a Pair of Thread Trowsers-a Pair of blue Yarn Stockings, and a Pair of Thread ditto-two Pair of Shoes-two Hats-and old red Duffel Great Coat.-Whoever will take up said Negro, and bring him to Mrs. Porter, or to Oliver Warner, of said Hadley, shall have Ten Dollars Reward, and all necessary Charges paid, by Oliver Warner
Citation
Elizabeth Porter and Oliver Warner, advertisement for Zebulon Prut, Connecticut Courant, September 8, 1766, accessed June 6, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4440.