Smith West
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
ONE CENT REWARD. RAN away from the subscriber, on the 14th of Feb inst. an indented boy by the name of Smith West, 20 years of age, about six feet high, light complexion, light hair, and freckled - wore away butternut colored clothes. Whoever will return said runaway shall receive the above reward, and no charges paid. All persons are forbid harboring or trusting said boy on penalty of the law. Amasa Battey. Willington, Feb. 20, 1818.
Citation
Amasa Battey, advertisement for Smith West, Connecticut Courant, February 24, 1818, accessed February 4, 2026, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4991.