Bristol
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
RANAWAY last night from the subscribers living in East-Greenwich, a negro man, slaved named BRISTOL, by trade a shipwright and cocker, brought up in the town of Newport; he is of a yellow complexion, aged about 26 years, 5 feet 9 inches high, with a sear on one of his arms; had on when he went off, a striped flannel jacket _ trowsers of black and blue, an old fel hat, bound with white; he carried with ihm one Holland shirt, one striped bow, and one flannal do. Whoever will apprehend said negros, and confine him that his master may have him again, shall receive TEN DOLLARS reward, and all reasonable charges paid by ROBERT MORY. State Rhode-Island, Sept 28 1783
Citation
Robert Mory, advertisement for Bristol, Connecticut Gazette, October 3, 1783, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5526.