Jack
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
R[unaway...the night] after the 26th of July instant, a Negro Man Servant, named JACK, about 22 Years of Age, is about 5 Feet 8 Inches high, a lively, smart Fellow, a cooper by Trade, his Hair dressed in the Maccaroni Taste, carried with him a brown, homespun Coat, with a red Collar, a red Jacket, brown Jacket and Breeches, two Pair two cloth Trowsers, one blue broad Cloth Coat, 1 Felt & 1 Beaverett Hat, with a Silver Band round it, and many other Articles of Apparel. Whoever will secure said Servant, so that his Master may have him again, shall have TEN DOLLARS Reward, and all reasonable charges paid by DANIEL OLCOTT. Hartford, 31st July, 1775.
Citation
Daniel Olcott, advertisement for Jack, Connecticut Courant, August 7, 1775, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5512.