Runaway ad for Cato and Leven, by George Farmer

Runaway ad for Cato and Leven, by George Farmer
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Identifier
NJS-SRC-00667
Source Type
Runaway Advertisement
Headline
100 Dolls. Reward
Author
George Farmer (1761-1818)
Publication
Guardian, Or, New-Brunswick Advertiser
Place of Publication
New Brunswick
Date of Issue
March 16, 1815
Date Submitted
November 24, 1814
Page
1
Transcript
100 Dolls. Reward

RANAWAY from the subscriber on the night of the 22d nst. two negro men, LEVEN and CATO, about 23 years of age—Leven is a stout fellow, quite black, about 5 feet 9 inches high a sour, cross looking fellow, stoops considerable in walking, speaks as though he had something in his mouth hot eating, and his accent is somewhat yankee, he having lived a number of years in the Lake country, in the town of Scipeo—had on when he left this, a new coating roundabout, drab coloured jacket, woolen shirt white, an old light coloured linsey trowsers, much patched with cloth of darker colour, very thick shoes, nearly new, and grey mixed stockings.

Cato is a light coloured fellow, with many scars about his face, among which is a natural mark on his right cheek, just below the eye, near 1 3-4 of an inch long, and about half or 3-4 of an inch wide, about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, pleasant looking and speaking fellow; had on when he went away a coattee of mixed linsey, and trowsers of the same, trowsers much patched with brown, shoes much worn, vest swansdown, black and white striped, patched with blue, a boy's castor hat, small in the brim, much worn.—Whoever takes up said negroes, and secures them in any gaol, or delivers them to the subscriber, shall be entitled to the above reward and reasonable charges, or fifty dollars for either of them.

GEORGE FARMER.

Belle Vue opposite New-Brunswick, November 23, 1814. 7-tf.
Language
English
Archive
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
Archival Collection
Loose Newspaper Collection (Ac. 3193)
Archival Location
Box 27, Folder 15.
Record Contributor
Kate Jackson
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