Dinah
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
RUN-away from Mr. Barnabas Horton, of the State of New-York, the county of Orange, the Precinct of Goshen, near Chester, about the first of June, a Negro Wench named DINAH, about 17 years of age, of midling size, and molatto complexion, a flat nose and thickish lips; took with her a redish dog named Bose; had on a light striped petticoat and short gound, a chip hat with some ragged gauze on it, has with her a small bundle in a pillow case, supposed to be mark'd R A or R E. Said Wench is on her way to Boston, has been pursued into Connecticut as far as Woodbury. Whoever will take said Wench and secure her for the subscriber living at Woodbury, shall receive TEN DOLLARS Reward and all necessary charges paid by EDMUND TOPKINS. July 14, 1784.
Citation
Edmund Tompkins, advertisement for Dinah, Connecticut Courant, July 27, 1784, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4726.