Cyrus Sperry
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
Run away, on the 10th of June and indented boy 16 years old, by the name of Cyrus Sperry. Said boy is about 5 feet high, blue eyes, with a curled head of hair; had on when he went away a suit of dark brown clothes and a napt hat, with a pair of saddle bags on his shoulders. All persons are forbid harboring, trusting, or employing said boy on penalty of the law. A reward of one dollar will be paid if delivered at my house, and no charges. Alson Higley
Citation
Alson Higley, advertisement for Cyrus Sperry, Connecticut Courant, July 5, 1830, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5019.