Alexander
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
TEN DOLLARS REWARD. RUN-away from the subscriber a Negro man named Alexander, about 23 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high; had on when he went away a whitish wool hat, an old dark brown great coat, an old short strait bodied linen coat, an ash coloured jacket, checked linen shirt, an old apir of trowsers, a pair of pumps, a pair of plated buckles, stockings unknown. Whoever will take up said negro and will give information to the subscriber, shall have the above reward and all necessary charges paid by DARIUS ORTON. Litchfield, November 1, 1784.
Citation
Darius Orton, advertisement for Alexander, Connecticut Courant, November 9, 1784, accessed June 8, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4731.