Zil
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. RUN away from the subscriber in October last, a Negro Wench named ZIL, about 15 years old, small of her age, pretends she is free, the last she has been heard of she was going to Lenox. Whoever will return her to her master shall receive the above reward; or if any person will send word or inform her master so that he can get her again, shall be well rewarded for their trouble. REUBEN HOPKINS. Sharon, January 25, 1779.
Citation
Reuben Hopkins, advertisement for Zil, Connecticut Courant, March 2, 1779, accessed September 10, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4645.