Cuff
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Language Skills
Reward
Transcription
Run away from the Subscriber, of Beekman's Precinct, in Duchess County, on Saturday, the 23d Instant a Negro Man, named Cuff, about five Feet high, about thirty Years old, a thick well set Fellow; he wore a lightish Colour'd Broad Cloth Coat, a Blue Ever-lasting Vest, with red Lining, and light Thickfest Breeches, had with him one Pair of Tow Trowsers, speaks very good English. Said Negro formerly liv'd with one Mr. John Peck, of Wallingford. Whoever shall take up said Runaway, and deliver him to me, shall receive Five Dollars Reward and all necessary Charges paid by me. Yerey Emengh
Citation
Yerey Emengh, advertisement for Cuff, Connecticut Journal, September 29, 1769, accessed June 6, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5487.