Gillam
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
Twenty Dollars Reward! RAN away from the Subscriber in Suffield, on the night of the 19th instant, a Negro man, named Gillam, 23 years old, about 5 feet 2 inches high, very black; had on a reddish brown Coat; new Boots, much too big for him. Said fellow stole Ten Dollars in money; a silver mounted Pistol, and sundry other Articles. Whoever will take up and secure said Negro in any goal in the United States and give information thereof shall receive the above reward of JOSIAH GRISWOLD. Middletown, February 23, 1784.
Citation
Josiah Griswold, advertisement for Gillam, Connecticut Courant, March 2, 1784, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4718.