Peter
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
Inticed away by some evil minded person, the 9th of August, a Negro Lad, between 16 and 18 years of age, named PETER, had on a striped linen Coat, and Jacket, plain tow cloth Shirt and Trowsers, an old blue broadcloth Coat, with polished buttons stamped with a pine-tree, an old fetl Hat, an old pair of Shoes with no Buckles, took with him a check'd wollen Shirt, almost new, also a Fiddle and Flute --- Whoever will secure said lad, and give notice to the subscriber, so that he may have him again, shall be handsomely rewarded. JOSHUA HEMPSTED. Hartford, October 29, 1782.
Citation
Joshua Hempsted, advertisement for Peter, Connecticut Courant, November 12, 1782, accessed September 11, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4694.