John
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Language Skills
Reward
Transcription
RUNAWAY from on board the sloop Jane, at Wethetsfield, on the night of the 4th inst. a black Boy, named JOHN, about 13 years of age, a native of Annabos, Coast of Guinea, speaks Spanish and but little English, is very black. Whoever will deliver the said Negro to the subscriber shall receive the above reward and all reasonable charges paid. ICHABOD WETMORE. Middletown, Nov. 11.
Citation
Ichabod Wetmore, advertisement for John, Middlesex Gazette, November 25, 1813, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5363.