Dont (alias Jonathan), Bob, Bob, Lew, and Andrew
Newspaper
Date
Location
Reward
Transcription
Run away from HACHALIAH BAILY, on the 10th of last June, a negro boy named DONT or JONATHAN, 20 years old, is a short thick set fellow, is apt to get drunk when he gets liquor, he chews tobacco, has lived several years with JONATHAN WARD, at East Chester, in the State of New-York, he is a bold impudent looking fellow. Run away from ABRAHAM EVERIT, by Carmel town, Dutchess county, a negro man named BOB, on the 9th of last Sept, he is 22 years old, very black, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, slim made and quick spoken, has a small scar on one foot. Run away from SAMUEL LYONS, at Bedford, on the 14th of Dec. 1803, a negro man named BOB, he was about 20 years old when he left home, middling tall, yellowish complexion, he plays on the fife, he has a scar on the outside of his right leg, six inches above his ankle, that comes by a burn, -- also, a cut on the shin bone, near the same. Runaway from ISAAC PURDY, in North Salem two negro men, one of them named LEW, plays on the fiddle, is about 5 feet 10 inches high, slim made, yellowish complexion, he ran away on the 22nd of last June, is 22 years old; the other named ANDREW, very black, 6 feet 1 inch high, he ran away on the 14th of last Nov., is 19 years old. The above reward will be given for the said negroes, if delivered to ISAAC PURDY, North Salem, West Chester county and state of New York, or 10 dollars for either of them. Feb. 16, 1807.
Citation
Hachaliah Baily et al., advertisement for Dont (alias Jonathan) et al., Connecticut Courant, February 25, 1807, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4942.