Jack
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
RUN AWAY from Moses Cooper of Gloucester, in the county of Providence, on the 2nd of October, in the Evening, a Negro Man, named Jack, about 26 Years of Age, of a small Stature, is of the Pawpaw Tribe, his Teeth filed sharp, has a Scar on the right Side of his Forehead, and is mark'd up and down on each Side of his Cheeks, Has a hole bored thro' both Ears, and is blacker than common. Had on when he went away, a dark Kersey Coat, a blue and white striped Cotton Jacket, a pare of Leather Breeches, and carried away another Pair of Breeches of the same of the Jacket. Whoever takes up said Fellow, and conveys him to his said Master in Gloucester, or secures him in any of his Majesty's Goals, so that he may be had again, shall have TWENTY DOLLARS Reward, and all necessary Charges paid, by MOSES COOPER
Citation
Moses Cooper, advertisement for Jack, Connecticut Gazette, December 9, 1763, accessed June 6, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5285.