Pompey
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD. Ranaway from the Subscriber on the Night of the 12th Instant a Molatto indented Servant, named POMPEY: he had on and carried with him, an old red Duffil lose Coat, a brown Duroy or Sagathee tight Coat, a blue Jacket with Sleeves, a brown Waist Coat, a White Shirt, an old checkt ditto, a Pair of new Tow Trowsers, a Felt Hat Macaroni cut, with a white Button, &c. He is about 5 Feet high, pretty thick set, has wool hair, is much addicted to strong Drink, and plays indifferently on the Fiddle. Whoever will take up said Pompey and secure him, or convey him to the Subscriber, shall receive four Dollars Reward, and all necessary Charges paid by John Fowler, junr. All Masters of Vessels and others are forbid to carry off or conceal said servant, as they will answer the same at the Peril of the Law. Milford, August 17th, 1774.
Citation
John Fowler, advertisement for Pompey, Connecticut Journal, August 19, 1774, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5506.