Moses Butler and William Wolcot
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20 dollar reward. Two runaway boys. Moses Butler and William W Wolcott, Intended apprenices to the Shoe-making Business, left the service of the subscribers, on Monday evening, the 16th inst- Moses is 20 years of age, about 5 feet 3 inches high, lightish complexion, dark hazel eyes considerably sunk in his head, moderate in speech, diminutive in appearence, and more fond of indolence than industry: William is about the same height and complexion, light eyes, and 18 years of age- They wore away each of them a short blue coatee, with yellow buttons.- All persons are forbid harboring, trusting, or employing them. Who give information where they can be found, shall be entitled to 20 dollars reward for both, and all reasonable charges paid, or ten dollars for either. Jones and Arnold Hartford July, 26
Citation
Jones and Arnold, advertisement for Moses Butler and William Wolcot, American Mercury, July 26, 1791, accessed June 6, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5288.