Jerrah French
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD. ESCAPED from the guards the 21st of April last, one Jerrah French of Manchester, who was prov'd to be a notorious TORY and was confined therefor. Whosoever will seize said French, and return him to the commanding officer at Ticonderoga, shall be entitled to the above reward. Every friend of liberty is hereby requested to take him dead or alive. Per Order, JOSEPH BRADLY, Chairman of the Committee of several towns assembled at Dorset. Dorset 21st April, 1777.
Citation
Joseph Bradly, advertisement for Jerrah French, Connecticut Courant, May 12, 1777, accessed September 11, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4596.