Tom
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. RAN away from the subscriber last night, a Negro man, named TOM, about 9 years of age, thick short neck and long legs, one side of his face swelled with the tooth ach, a small scar on his right eye-brow. Had on when he went away a homespun striped shirt, fustian jacket, tow cloth trowsers, felt hat. Carried with him a tow cloth bag. Whoever will return the saind Negro to the subscriber shall have the above reward and all reasonable charges paid by BENJAMEN ALLEN. Spencertown, July 27, 1795.
Citation
Benjamen Allen, advertisement for Tom, Connecticut Courant, September 7, 1795, accessed June 8, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4859.