Dick
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. RUN AWAY from the subscriber the 5th of September last, a Negro man named DICK, about 22 years old, about 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, a large scar on one of his feet - Had on when he went away, a home made coat of a redish colour, and a pair buckskin breeches. Whoever will take up said Negro and return him to his master shall have Twenty Dollars reward, and charges paid, by FRANCIS CLARK. Middletown, January 14, 1777.
Citation
Francis Clark, advertisement for Dick, Connecticut Courant, January 27, 1777, accessed June 6, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4584.