John Demeratt
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
RUN away from the subscriber the 30th of January last, a Molatto Fellow, named John Demeratt, commonly goes by the name of Jack, about 22 years of age, five feet ten inches high, wears very large, bushy, curled hair, thick set, well and strong made; had on when he went away a white coat, corduroy vest, white woolen overhalls, a black felt hat, a white shirt almost worn out; he carried with him a blue coat and a new check'd shirt. Whoever will take up and secure said servant, shall have Five Dollars reward and all necessary charges paid, by WILLIAM WADSWORTH. Hartford, February 9, 1785.
Citation
William Wadsworth, advertisement for John Demeratt, Connecticut Courant, February 8, 1785, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4733.