Joseph Robbins
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
Run-away from his Master in Tolland, on the night following the 27th of August last, an apprentice boy named Joseph Robbins, about 17 years of age, light complexion, short brown hair, has a scar under his chin, easy to get aquainted, quarrelsome among children; had on a pair of long trowsers, a check'd linnen shirt, black jacket without sleeves, an old beaver hat and black Handkerchief; carried away a light coloured everlasting coat and striped cotton jacket, white holland shirt, and stockings, and shoes. Whoever will take up and return said runaway, shall be handsomely rewarded. Sept. 3, 1774.
Citation
Nathanel West, advertisement for Joseph Robbins, Connecticut Gazette, September 3, 1774, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5277.