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R RUN-away from the Subscriber's Dwelling-House, in Kent, in Litchfield County, on the 27th of October last, his Negro Man TRACE, about 25 Years old, a well set Fellow, middling for stature, speaks good English, plays on a Fiddle, one of which he carried off with him; had on an old brown Coat, striped woollen Jacket, Leather Breeches, dark grey Stockings, and check'd wollen Shirt. Said Negro was lately owned by Esq; Ransom of Kent, and formerly by Capt. Ross of Dover. Whoever shall take up said Slave, and deliver him to Mr. Josiah Tibbals, or the Subscriber's Wife at said Kent, shall have Forty Shillings L. Money reward, and all necessary Charges paid by Nathan Tibbals. Kent, Nov. 2, 1761.
Citation
Nathan Tibbals, advertisement for Trace, Connecticut Gazette , November 14, 1761, accessed June 6, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5300.