Runaway ad for Jack, by Frederick Cruser
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- Identifier
- NJS-SRC-01155
- Source Type
- Runaway Advertisement
- Headline
- 100 Dollars Reward
- Author
- Frederick Cruser (b. 1766)
- Publication
- Daily Advertiser
- Place of Publication
- New York City, New York
- Date of Issue
- January 16, 1799
- Date Submitted
- January 16, 1799
- Page
- 3
- Description
- This advertisement was first printed on January 16, 1799, and appeared in the paper for a week until January 23.
- Transcript
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100 Dollars Reward
Runaway on Sunday the 30th Dec. last, from the subscriber living at Rocky Hill mills, near Princeton, state of New Jersey, a small negro man named Jack, about 5 feet 2 or 3 inches high, 23 years of age, pretty black shows his teeth very much when he laughs, has a very bad cough particularly night, was brought up a miller, and occasionally tended a saw mill. Had on when he went away, a new black fur hat, a light coloured long coat and striped trowsers, ran away once before and was found at one Devenports 10 miles this side of Boston, on the road from Tanton to Boston, had been at Diton, expect had gone the same road to Boston, or likely gone on to Vermont state. I suppose he had a forged pass with him, whoever taked up said slave and returns him to his master shall receive the 100 dollars, or 80 dollars to lodge him in New York goal, or 40 dollars to lodge him in any other goal, and give notice to his master so that he may get him again, shall receive the above rewards of
FRED. CRUSER
jan 16
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- English
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