Seth Carrington
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
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Transcription
Run away from the subscriber on the 13th inst. An indented apprentice to the blacksmiths trade, by the name of Seth Carrington, 17 years old, about five feet high, of a light complexion, talks very grum, and has a good opinion of himself, carried away one black home-made woolen coat, one striped swans down vest, one pair light colored cotton pantaloons, one pair white cotton stockings, two pair mixed colored woolen do. One pair of new cowhide shoes, with high quarters and tied with two strings each, one napt hat but little worn, one pair calf skin shoes, two frocks, one now hum shirt, and three shirtees, with a number of other articles of clothing. Whoever shall take up said apprentice and return him to the subscriber, or give information where he may be found, shall be handsomely rewarded. All persons are forbid harboring or trusting said apprentice under penalty of the law.
Citation
Roswel Pond, advertisement for Seth Carrington, Connecticut Courant, June 19, 1811, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4967.