Hannah (a.k.a. Hannah Watson)
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
Run away from the subscriber, a Negro or Molatto Girl named Hannah, but assumes the name of Hannah Watson, had on a callico bonnet, and other thin cloths, midling size, with long black hair, was the property of Thomas Philips of Salisbury; from whom she pretends an emancipation in writing, but ‘tis an illegal one. It is supposed she intends to reside in Farmington, or to press on to Rhode-Island where said Philips bought her. Whoever will secure said Girl, so that the subscriber can get her, shall be entitled to Three Dollars reward and reasonable charges, paid on notice where she is secured.
Adonijah Strong
Salisbury, August 12, 1784
Adonijah Strong
Salisbury, August 12, 1784
Notes
Thought that she may intend to reside in Farmington, or to press on to Rhode Island where she had been purchased by her last owner
Citation
Adonijah Strong, advertisement for Hannah (a.k.a. Hannah Watson), Connecticut Courant, August 24, 1784, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4728.