John Hofman
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
Ten Dollars Reward. RAN away from the subscriber, on the night following the 14th inst. an indented servant man, named John Hofman, says he is a Hanoverian, was in the British army in America in the late wat, was taken prisoner, lived with Col. Beddle in Philadelphia, was exchanged ans went home and returned to New York in the summer of 1785, is near six feet high, appears to be more than fifty years of age, thin visage, red face and often sore eyes, loves strong drink, professes to be a gardener, black hair mixed with grey.-Whoever will secure him in goal, and give me notice that I may receive him, shall receive the above reward. JEREMIAH WADSWORTH. Hartford Sept. 21st, 1786.
Citation
Jeremiah Wadsworth, advertisement for John Hofman, Connecticut Courant, September 25, 1786, accessed June 8, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4753.