Servant Lad
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
RUN AWAY from me the subscriber of Weathersfield, on Monday the 25th inst. a Servant Lad, about 11 or 12 years of age, had on when he went away an old Hat, a light blue Jacket, a pair white tow Trowsers, no shoes when he went away. Whoever takes up said Negro Lad and brings him to his master, shall have TEN DOLLARS Reward, and all necessary charges paid, by me JOSIAH BUCK. N. B. All persons are strickly forbid harbouring, concealing, or carrying off said Negro, as they must answer the consequences at their Peril.
Citation
Josiah Buck, advertisement for Servant Lad, Connecticut Courant, October 2, 1769, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4459.