Prince
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
RUN away from the subscriber at Dover, in Duchess County, and Province of New York, on the 16th inst. a Negro man named Prince, had on a round beaver hat, a short white broad cloth coat, a red inside jacket, green superfine breaches, white shirt, black and white worsted stockings, new shoes, about 45 years of age, 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, well set, speaks good English. Whoever shall take up said Negro, and secure him so that his master may have him again shall have five dollars reward and all reasonable charges paid by me, Wm. Conroy, jun. Dover, June 20, 1776.
Citation
William Conroy, advertisement for Prince, Connecticut Courant, July 1, 1776, accessed June 10, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4569.