James Foster
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
DESERTED from the 8th Connecticut Battalion about theh 7th instant, JAMES FOSTER, an Irishman, about 40 years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, brown hair, walks trim, speaks very plausible, has lost the sight of one eye, had with him a new red regimental coat and an old blue one. Whoever willl return said Foster to the regiment, in Gen. Parsons' brigade, shall receive 8 dollars reward and necessary charges, by DANIEL BARNS, Capt. Lieut. Camp, Reading, Feb. 16 1779.
Citation
Daniel Barns, advertisement for James Foster, Connecticut Courant, March 23, 1779, accessed February 4, 2026, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4647.