Simeon
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
RAN away from the subscriber, on the 8th inst., a Negro servant about 20 or 21 years of age, named Simeon, about 5 feet 6 inches high, slim built; had on or with him when he went away, a dark brown suit of clothes, almost new, and an old felt hat. Whoever will take up said runaway, and return him to the subscriber, shall have Six-pence reward, and no charges paid. N.B. All persons are forbid trusting said runaway on my account, for I will not pay one farthingfor him, or harbouring him on penalty of the law. Ashford, Decemeber 15, 1789.
Citation
Joel Ward, advertisement for Simeon, Connecticut Gazette, January 8, 1790, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5538.