Mingo
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
Run away from the subscriber, a negro servant, named MINGO, who was brought from South Carolina, about nineteen years ago, about five feet three inches high, has a fever sore on his right leg which is much swollen, has left leg crooked and the ankle swelled with which he is occasionally lame, carries his head high, laughs loud and is boisterous, shows a large set of teeth in true negro style, is addicted to intemperance, and a great swearer. I hereby forbid all persons harboring, trusting, or employing him on penalty of the law. AMBROSE FLYER. Torrington. December 21, 1829
Citation
Ambrose Flyer, advertisement for Mingo, Connecticut Courant, January 5, 1830, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5017.