Runaway ad for Phill, by James Neilson

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Identifier
NJS-SRC-00637
Source Type
Runaway Advertisement
Author
James Neilson (ca. 1700-1783)
Publication
New-York Gazette, or, the Weekly Post-Boy
Place of Publication
New York City, New York
Date of Issue
June 16, 1763
Transcript
RUN away, last Night, from Samuel Hallett, of Hallett's Cove, a Negro Girl, named Phill, belonging to James Neilson, Esq; of New-Brunswick, about five Feet high, well made, and pretty Black. Whoever will take up and secure the said Wench, or bring her to said Hallett, or James Abeel, in New-York, or to her said Master, at New-Brunswick, shall receive TWENTY SHILLINGS Reward, and all reasonable Charges, by either of the above mentioned Persons.
Language
English
Reproduced In

Hodges, Graham Russell, and Alan Edward Brown, eds. “Pretends to Be Free”: Runaway Slave Advertisements from Colonial and Revolutionary New York and New Jersey. New York: Garland, 1994. Item 223, on p. 102-103. https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/RF5LS46h_gIC
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