Runaway ad for Sam, by James Stevenson

Runaway ad for Sam, by James Stevenson
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Identifier
NJS-SRC-00593
Source Type
Runaway Advertisement
Headline
Eight Dollars Reward
Author
James Stevenson (1763-1839)
Publication
Brunswic Gazette
Place of Publication
New Brunswick
Date of Issue
May 1, 1792
Date Submitted
April 27, 1792
Page
3
Transcript
Eight Dollars Reward.
RAN away from the subscriber the 24th inst. a Negro Boy named Sam, eighteen years of age, five feet six or seven inches high, had on when he went away, a wool hat, sailor coat, waistcoat, and trowsers, all grey linsey, stript linsey shirt, grey stockings, old shoes, a remarkable scar on one of his legs; any person apprehending said negro and securing him so that his master may get him again, shall receive the above reward and all reasonable charges paid by me,
JAMES STEVENSON.
Amwell, Hunterdon County, April 27, 1792.
Language
English
Archive
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
Archival Collection
Loose Newspaper Collection (Ac. 3193)
Archival Location
Box 27, Folder 5
Related Resource
Bayker, Jesse, Christopher Blakley, and Kendra Boyd. “His Name Was Will: Remembering Enslaved Individuals in Rutgers History.” In Scarlet and Black: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History, edited by MARISA J. FUENTES and DEBORAH GRAY WHITE, 58–81. Rutgers University Press, 2016.
Record Contributor
Brenann Sutter
Caitlin Wiesner
Jesse Bayker
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