Tony
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
Ran-away from the Subscriber the Evening of the 4th Instant a Negro Man named Tony, about 25 Years of Age, about 5 Feet 10 Inches high, well set and very Black; took with hum when we went away 1 new Coat and Vest of a claret Colour, mixed with red and white, yellow metal Buttons, and one gray ditto some wore, and a Vest striped red and white; one pair Deer Skin Breeches, and check'd long Trowsers, two Holland Shirts, and one stripe ditto and one check'd ditto, speaks good English and as we walks lops very one side and the other. Whoever willl take up said Negro and secure hum in any of his Majesty's Goals or return hum to his Master, shall have Three Dollars Reward, and all reasonable Charges paid, by Samuel Gilbert, jun. N. B. All Masters of Vessels and other Persons are forbid harbouring or carryin off said Negro, as they will answer the consequences at their peril. Hebron, June 5, 1772.
Citation
Samuel Gilbert, advertisement for Tony, Connecticut Courant, June 23, 1772, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4488.