Asa Andrus
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
Run away from the subscriber on the 5th instant, an indented boy named Asa Andrus, between 18 and 19 years of age, dark complexion; wore away or carried with him 1 blue broadcloth coat, 1 napt hat, 2 pair woolen overalls, and a number of other articles of clothing. Whoever will take up said boy and return him to the subscriber shall have five cents reward, but no charges paid. N.B. ‘Tis supposed said boy has gone to New York in order to go to sea from there; all masters of vessels are forbid harboring or carrying off said boy on penalty of the law.
Notes
supposedly gone to New York
Citation
Frederick Robbins, advertisement for Asa Andrus, Connecticut Courant, November 18, 1799, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4900.