David Day, Jr. and Sumner Banks
Newspaper
Date
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Reward
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ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD. DESERTED from my Company of artificers, in July last, David Day, junr. Carpenter by trade, belongs to Killingley, state of Connecticut, about 23 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, short brown hair, grey eyes; also Sumner Banks, wheel right by trade, an inhabitant of Middletown, about 21 years of age, short brown hair, grey eyes. Whoever will apprehend and secure said deserters in any goal that they may be brought to justice, or convey them to me at camp Westpoint, shall receive the above reward and for either of them 50 dollars and necessary charges. JERIUS WILLCOX Capt. Middletown, August 25, 1779.
Citation
Jerius Willcox, advertisement for David Day Jr. and Sumner Banks, Connecticut Courant, September 28, 1779, accessed September 11, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4660.