Dick and Joe
Newspaper
Date
Location
Reward
Transcription
Manor of St. George August 23, 1774- RANAWAY from the subscriber at the Manor of St. George, on the South Side of Long Island, opposite to Brook Haven, a MOLATTO SLAVE, half negro and half Indian, name DICK, about 5 feet 8 inches high, full faced, thick lips, bushy hair, is about 23 years of Age; carried away with him a Bundle of Cloaths that cannot be particularly described, except a red Cloth jacket and blue Cloth coat. Also, Ranaway with him from Col. Nathaniel Woodhull of the same place, an INDIAN FELLOW, name JOE, about 20 years of Age, about 5 feet 6 Inches high. Whoever takes up either of the laid fellows, and secures him or them in any of his Majesty's Gaols or shall bring one or both of them to his Masters, shall have Twenty Shillings reward for each taken up in this Colony, and Five Pounds for each if taken in any other Colony, and all reasonable Charges paid, by WILLIAM SMITH
Citation
William Smith, advertisement for Dick and Joe, Connecticut Journal , September 16, 1774, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5508.