Thomas Watson and Stephen Smith
Newspaper
Date
Location
Reward
Transcription
INLISTED into the service of the United States of America in the company of the subscriber and since deserted, one Thomas Watson, born in Philadelphia, about 5 feet 6 inches high, of a very fair complexion, grey eyes and brown hair. Also Stephen Smith, of Old Hadly, in the State of Massachusetts Bay, 5 feet 8 inches high, blue eyes, brown hair, thin visage. Whoever shall secure said deserters and return them to me at Hartford, shall receive TEN DOLLARS reward, or Five Dollars for either of them, and all necessary charges. SAMUEL MATTOCKS, COM. March 15 1777.
Citation
Samuel Mattocks, advertisement for Thomas Watson and Stephen Smith, Connecticut Courant, March 24, 1777, accessed June 8, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4591.