Bob
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Language Skills
Reward
Transcription
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD. RAN-away from the subscriber on the night of 29th of May last, a Negro Man named BOB, 22 yers old, 5 feet 3 or 4 inches high, wears his hair platted up before, is of a stocky make, full face, pretty black and pleasant countenance, speaks tolerable good English and low Dutch; had on when he went away a factory plaid coat, black cotton pantaloons; took with him a bundle containing a butternut coloured coat together with some other articles; whoever will apprehend said runaway and secure him in Poughkeepsie Goal or deliver him to the subscriber, shall receive the above reward and all necessary charges. NOAH LEFEVER. Newpaltz, Ulster County, State of New York, June 14, 1814.
Citation
Noah Lefever, advertisement for Bob, Connecticut Courant, July 5, 1814, accessed June 8, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4980.