Sye
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
Runaway from the subscriber, on the 29th of May last, a negro man named Sye, about 5 feet 11 inches high, blind with his right eye; had on when he went away, a striped linen shirt, linsey-woolsey trowsers, an old felt hat; he carried with him two swanskin jackets, has a violin with him, on which he plays very well. Whoever will take up said negro and return him to his master, or secure him, shall have five dollars reward, and all necessary charged paid by Peter Buckley, jun
Notes
had a violin, which he played very well
Citation
Peter Buckley Jr., advertisement for Sye, Connecticut Courant, June 17, 1776, accessed September 11, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4567.