Sara
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Language Skills
Reward
Transcription
TEN DOLLARS REWARD. RANAWAY from the subscriber on the night of the first day of July last, a negro GIRL, about eighteen years of age, of a yellow complexion; slim built, and a large breast. She wore away a light tow-colored short gown, a brown Skirt, and a straw Bonnet; and carried away a small bundle of Cloths in a pillow-case, marked T. She speaks Dutch and English, has been called by the name of Sara. Whoever will deliver her to the subscriber in Hillsdate, county of Columbia and State of New-York, shall receive the above reward, and no charges paid. N.B. All persons are forbid harboring or employing her on penalty of the law. JOHN COLLIN. Hillsdale, Feb. 16.
Citation
John Collin, advertisement for Sara, Connecticut Courant, March 15, 1809, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4959.