Will
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
Twenty Dollars Reward. RUN away, on Sunday the third inst. a Negro Man, named WILL, who lately arrived with his master from the West Indies. The said fellow is about twenty five years of age, five feet six inches high, stout thick make, has two marks on each cheek, speaks good English, and has been frequently in this part of America. He had on a livery short brown coat with red cuffs and collar, and a variety of under cloths. He broke open his master's desk and took with him am English five guinea piece, thirteen and one half heavy guineas and a parcel of dollars; a pair of long rim'd silver buckles and several pieces of small change, particularly English shillings. Whoever apprehends the said the fellow, shall receive the above reward, by applying at the Printing-Office, Franklin's Head, No. 41, Hanover-Square, New-York, or Maj. John Caldwell, Hartford, Connecticut. October 6, 1790.
Citation
John Caldwell, advertisement for Will, Connecticut Courant, October 11, 1790, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4790.