Jack
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
On Tuesday evening the 25th instant, ran away from my Tan Works, my Negro man JACK, aged about 24 years, about 5 feet high and half high, marked with a large gash or cross on each cheek, and part of his scalp taken off the back part of his head, he cannot straighten his right little finger,--- Whoever will take up said servant and return him to me or confine him in some Jail, shall have all necessary charges paid and be handsomely rewarded. THOMAS DENNY Wethersfield, October 31, 1785. Any intelligence about the Negro sent either to Mr. Joseph Webb or me at Wethersfield, will be thankfully acknowledged.
Citation
Thomas Denny, advertisement for Jack, Connecticut Courant, November 14, 1785, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4745.