Runaway ad for Primus, by Gilbert Vancamp

Runaway ad for Primus, by Gilbert Vancamp
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Identifier
NJS-SRC-01152
Source Type
Runaway Advertisement
Headline
Ten Dollars Reward.
Author
Gilbert Vancamp
Publication
Brunswick Gazette
Place of Publication
New Brunswick
Date of Issue
June 7, 1791
Date Submitted
May 30, 1791
Page
1
Description
This advertisement appeared in the newspaper until June 28, 1791.
Transcript
Ten Dollars Reward.
Ran away from the subscriber, in Hunterdon county, Amwell Township, near Flemingtown, on the 19th current, a Negro Man named Primus, about twenty-six years old, five feet ten inches high, pretty black, his front teeth somewhat defected, plays the fiddle and fife very well, he is a smart active fellow, very ready in his answers; had on a tow shirt and trowsers, a short jacket without sleeves, the front part brown linsey, backs black broadcloth lined with part of a striped blanket. Whoever takes said Negro and returns him to his master, or secures him and gives information, shall receive the above reward and reasonable charges paid by
GILBERT VANCAMP.
Amwell, May 30, 1791
Language
English
URL
https://slavery.princeton.edu/sources/primus
Record Contributor
Princeton & Slavery Project
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