Phebe
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Transcription
WHEREAS my wife PHEBE, (for reasons best known to herself,) on or about the 10th day of August 1812, eloped from my bed and board, robbed me of my cloathing, has run me in debt, and continues to threaten me; this is therefore to forbid all persons harbouring or trusting her on my account as I shall pay no debts of her contracting after this date.
ELVEN SMITH
Wethersfield, November 20, 1812
ELVEN SMITH
Wethersfield, November 20, 1812
Notes
Runaway wife
Citation
Elven Smith, advertisement for Phebe, Connecticut Courant, December 1, 1812, accessed September 10, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4975.