Delight
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
RUN-AWAY from the subscriber, on the night after the 3d day of instant January, a Negro Woman named DELIGHT, about twenty one years old, born in the country, rather short and thick sett, and not of the blackest kind; she carried with her a green baize loose gown, a dark chintz long gown, a red moreen petticoat, and left a young child at home. Whoever shall take up said Negro Woman and return her to her master, shall have one cent reward and no charges paid; and all persons are forbid harbouring or employing her on penalty of the law. LEVI ROBBINS. Hartford, January 14, 1799.
Citation
Levi Robbins, advertisement for Delight, Connecticut Courant, January 14, 1799, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4896.