Jacob Smith
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
15 Dollars Reward. ESCAPED from New Gate Prison on the 5th instant, a Convict by the name of Jacob Smith, an Indian Mullatto, about 27 years old, 5 feet two inches high, has a large scar on each of his shins, and the surface of his skin is considerably marked with a breaking out. A Reward of Fifteen Dollars will be paid to any person who will apprehend said Smith and return him to this prison, or secure him in any gaol in this state and give information so that he may be found. A. DENISON, Prison-keeper. New Gate Prison, July 5, 1827.
Citation
A. Denison, advertisement for Jacob Smith, Connecticut Courant, July 9, 1827, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5008.