Ely Hull and Aaron
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RUNAWAY from the Subscriber, the Night after the 27th Instant, a white Man, named ELY HULL, about 24 Years old, about 5 Feet 8 or 9 Inches high, and took away with him one Negro Fellow named AARON, about 18 Years old , said Negro is a slim built Fellow, and took with him a grey home made Coat, Jacket and Breeches, and a Butternut coloured Great Coat; the white Man is a slim built Fellow, and has on a white Hat, and took with him a blue home made Coat, a black Shaloon Jacket and Breeches; they also took two or three Pair of new Shoes. Whoever will take up the Negro shall have Five Dollars Reward and all necessary Charges paid, and for the white Man, a reasonable Reward, by JOSHUA PORTER. Southington, August 28, 1787.
Citation
Joshua Porter, advertisement for Ely Hull and Aaron, Connecticut Journal, August 29, 1787, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5533.