Harry
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
RAN-away from the subscriber of Claverack, on the 1st day of instant April, a negro man named Harry, about 5 feet high, had on when he went away, a greyish coloured coat, a pair of buckskin breeches, green Indian stockings, large brim'd beaver hatt, something worn. - Whoever shall take up said Negro, and convey him to Col. John Ashley of Sheffield, or confine him in any of his Majesty's goals, and send word to the subscriber, shall have Three Dollars reward, and all necessary charges paid, by JOHN UPHAM. Claverack, April 10, 1771.
Citation
John Upham, advertisement for Harry, Connecticut Courant, April 16, 1771, accessed June 6, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4471.