John Benson and Lucretia
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Reward
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Eight Dollars Reward.
A CERTAIN Mulatto Man, who calls himself JOHN BENSON, stole and carried off from the subscriber, his master, sundry articles of clothing, amongst which was a corduroy coat and vest - he also stole and took with him a sum of money - he had on a blue coat, is about 5 feet 6 inches high - a bold, artful fellow. A black woman, his wife, went away with him, her name is Lucretia. The subscriber only wishes to have the man secured - and the above reward and all necessary charges shall be paid.
P. SHAY.
Cortland Street, New-York, January, 1792.
N.B. If said Mulatto Man is taken, and sent to Hudson Jail, Capt. Platner, of Hudson, will pay the above reward and all necessary charges.
A CERTAIN Mulatto Man, who calls himself JOHN BENSON, stole and carried off from the subscriber, his master, sundry articles of clothing, amongst which was a corduroy coat and vest - he also stole and took with him a sum of money - he had on a blue coat, is about 5 feet 6 inches high - a bold, artful fellow. A black woman, his wife, went away with him, her name is Lucretia. The subscriber only wishes to have the man secured - and the above reward and all necessary charges shall be paid.
P. SHAY.
Cortland Street, New-York, January, 1792.
N.B. If said Mulatto Man is taken, and sent to Hudson Jail, Capt. Platner, of Hudson, will pay the above reward and all necessary charges.
Citation
P. Shay, advertisement for John Benson and Lucretia, Western Star, February 7, 1792, accessed December 13, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5573.