Benjamin Willcox
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
RUN AWAY from me the subscriber the 15th of this Instant May, one Benjamin Willcox, a servant boy about 15 years old had on when he went away a blue coat; black with [...] coat, striped long trowsers, a felt hat, a [...] bushey head of hair, brownish complection, blue eyes, check linning shirt. Whoever will take up said boy and bring him to me in Simsbury shall be handsomely rewarded and all necessary charges paid by me ELISHA CORNISH. Simbury, 18th May, 1772.
Citation
Elisha Cornish, advertisement for Benjamin Willcox, Connecticut Courant, June 2, 1772, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4486.