Abijab Curtis
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
Run away from the subscriber in Wallingford, a shoe maker, an apprentice, named Abijab Curtis, about 19 years of age; had on and carried with him, a blue coat with metal buttons, one oldish brown ditto, one brown waistcoat with sleeves, one ditto without sleeves, one pair of leather breeches, one pair of old black plush shoes, two white tow shirts, one check ditto. The lad has a small scar on his left cheek, black hair, dark complection, middling stature. Whoever will secure said lad, so that his master may have him again, shall have a reasonable reward, and all neccessary charges paid by Thomas Atwater.
Citation
Thomas Artwater, advertisement for Abijab Curtis, Connecticut Journal , November 9, 1768, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5272.