Israel Stone
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
100 Dollars Reward. ESCAPED from the hospital of the state prison in New York, in the night of the 1st of Sept. Israel Stone, born at Litchfield, in the state of Connecticut - about 23 years of age, fair complexion, rather pale, pockmarked, has a sore on each side of his neck, proceeding from the King's evil, and about 5 feet 11 inches high - supposed to have had on a flannel shirt and trowsers, and a [...] hat. Whoever will apprehend the said prisoner, and secure him so that he may be brought back to the state prison, shall be paid the above reward of One Hundred Dollars. ALEXANDER LAMB, Keeper. State Prison, New York, Sept. 25 1798.
Citation
Alexander Lamb, advertisement for Israel Stone, Connecticut Courant, September 17, 1798, accessed June 17, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4895.