Negro Man
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Language Skills
Reward
Transcription
RUN-away from the Subscriber the 21st of September Instant, a New Negro Man, about 25 Years old, 5 Feet 9 Inches high, well sett, talks but a little English, calls himself a Portuguese, and talks a little of the Tongue---Had on a white flannel Jacket without Sleves, a Check Shirt, and a blue buff Mill Cap. Whoever will take up said Negro and return him to his Master, shall have FIVE DOLLARS Reward, and necessary Charges paid, by Samuel Boardman. Wethersfield, September 26, 1774. A Negro answering the above Discription has let himself to Mr. Jesse Leavenworth of New-Haven.
Citation
Samuel Boardman, advertisement for Negro Man, Connecticut Courant, October 10, 1774, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4531.