Nance
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
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Reward
Transcription
RUN away from the Subscriber, on the Night of the 20th Inst. a Negro Woman named NANCE, about 25 Years old, a short thick Person, not very large, of a yellowish Coleur, not very black, hath a considerable Quantity of Clothing, - viz. - one grey Bearskin Cloak; 1 green moreen Skirt; 3 linsey woolsey Petticoats, two filled with black, the other filled with blue; one suit of Calico, some like a Habit, and two calico Gowns, oen light coloured, the other striped, and a Number of other Clothes. Whoever will take up said Woman and secure and return her to her Master, shall have Ten Dollars Reward, and all reasonable Charges paid, by me SIMEON DAKIN, Jun. It is supposed that she is dress'd in Mens Clothes, and it will require a more close Examination. North East Town, (State of N. York) March 22, '99.
Citation
Simeon Dakin, Jun., advertisement for Nance, Litchfield Monitor, April 17, 1799, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5561.