Runaway ad for Peter, by New York merchant firm Hallett and Hazard
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- Identifier
- NJS-SRC-01153
- Source Type
- Runaway Advertisement
- Headline
- Ten Dollars Reward
- Publication
- Pennsylvania Packet, and the General Advertiser
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date of Issue
- May 18, 1772
- Date Submitted
- May 11, 1772
- Page
- 2
- Description
- This ad first appeared in the newspaper on May 18, 1772, and ran until June 15, 1772. The advertisement was submitted by Hallett and Hazard, a New York City merchant firm.
- Transcript
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New-York, May 11th, 1772.
Ten Dollars Reward.
Runaway from the plantation of Mr. Patrick Simpson, on Edisto, near Charles-Town, in South-Carolina, a Negro Man, named Peter, of a yellow complexion, middle aged, and about five feet seven inches high. Had on when he run away, which was near twelve months ago, a green pea jacket, and check shirt: He is a sensible, plausible fellow, and talks very proper English. Whoever will apprehend said negro, and secure him in any goal in Pennsylbania or New-Jersey, and give notice thereof to Mr. Peter Wikoff in Philadelphia, or Mr. Peter Gordon in Princeton, shall be paid the above reward and all reasonable charged by
Hallett and Hazard. - Language
- English
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