Robin and Jin
Newspaper
Date
Location
Reward
Transcription
RUN-AWAY, FROM their Master, Benjamin Hale of Glastenbury, the Night after the 29th Inst. a Negro Man and Woman, named Robin and Jin: the Negro Man about Forty Years of Age, of a middling Stature straight Lim'd carried away with him one dark brown Coat one Great Coat light blue two blue Jackets, one white Cotton ditto one Beaver Hat, 5 Shirts, 2 Pair of Breeches, and sundry other Cloaths - The Negro Woman about 34 Years of Age of a middling Size, carried away with her, 4 Gowns, one white one Chince, one Wollen strip'd, a Shalloon Quilt of a light Blue, a Pair of Stays, and many other Things, they both speak good English. Whoever shall take up said Runaways, and return them to their Master, shall have Twenty Shillings Reward, paid by BENJAMIN HALE. Glastenbury, 30th July 1770.
Citation
Benjamin Hale, advertisement for Robin and Jin, Connecticut Courant, July 30, 1770, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4465.