Sipeo
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
RUN from the subscriber last winter, a negro fellow named SIPEO, belonging to the estate of Nathan Chapman, now delirious. Said negro is about 18 years old, about 5 feet 8 inches high, wore or carried off a pair of old woollen shirts, one pair striped linen trowsers, one old light brown camblet coat, one old beaver hat. Whoever will take up said negro, secure him in New-London goal, and fend me the subscriber word, shall have FIVE DOLLARS reward, and all necessary charges paid, by me, THOMAS GATES, Conservator to Nathan Chapman's estate. Colchester, July 18, 1785. N.B. All masters of vessels, or other persons, are forbid carrying off said negro, or harbouring him, on penalty of the law.
Citation
Thomas Gates, advertisement for Sipeo, Connecticut Gazette, July 22, 1785, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5531.