Elias Goodrich
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
RUN away from the Subscriber, on the 30th of July, an apprentice Boy, named Elias Goodrich, 18 years of age, about 5 feet 5 inches high, freckled in the face, short dark hair, had on when he went away, a blue Coat lined with white, blue Vest, a brown great Coat, check'd Shirt, striped Trowsers, an old felt Hat bound with leather, he had worked at shoe-making for some time past.---Whoever will return said boy to the subscriber, shall have Two Coppers reward. ELI BARNS. Middletown, August 4, 1783.
Citation
Eli Barns, advertisement for Elias Goodrich, Connecticut Courant, August 19, 1783, accessed June 8, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4711.