Sam and Sam
Newspaper
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Transcription
RUN-AWAY from the subscribers, two Negro men, supposed to be aged about 22 years each, both named SAM, one a large well built fellow, with very large feet, wore leather Breeches, a grey Coat and large Hat; the other a well set fellow, a little knock kneed, large eyes, about five feet eight inches high, understands a mill, wore a large Hat, leather Breeches, and light coloured Coat, the other clothing we cannnot describe. whoever will return said Negroes shall be entitled to Five Pounds Reward for each and all reasonable charges. JEREMIAH COOPER, OLIVER TELLER, PETER DUBOIS, MARTIN WILTSIF, Esq. Fish-Kill, Dutches County, State of New-York, March 22 1784.
Citation
Jeremiah Cooper et al., advertisement for Sam and Sam, Connecticut Courant, April 6, 1784, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4719.