Joseph Cox
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
Ran away from the subscriber on the night following the 19h inft. an apprentice boy about 20 years of age, named Joseph cox said apprentice is about six feet high , light complexion, light colored hair and eyes, and had something of a breaking out in his face. Said apprentice took with him when he went away- one london brown coat, one blue coattee, one short mixed colored coating jacket, waistcoat, and overalls of the same, one striped waistcoat, and one pair of jean breeches, all trimmed with metal buttons, one mix colored loose coat with a few buttons on it, two pairs of shoes one which was new, a pair of large silver plated buckles. Two pair of mixed colored stockings, two checked linen shirts, and one knapsack, one high crowned felt hat with a small brim, one checked handkerchief. He is a fifer- whoever will take up said runaway, shall have three dollars reward and all necessary chargespaid by the subscriber. All persons are forbid harboring or concealing said apprentice on penal 7 of the law. AP
Citation
Nathan Bingham, advertisement for Joseph Cox, Norwich Packet, August 8, 1778, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5318.