Runaway ad for Will, by David Banks

Runaway ad for Will, by David Banks
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Identifier
NJS-SRC-01526
Source Type
Runaway Advertisement
Headline
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD
Author
David Banks (1740-1811)
Publication
Centinel of Freedom
Place of Publication
Newark
Date of Issue
February 9, 1802
Date Submitted
February 8, 1802
Page
3
Transcript
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.

RANAWAY from the subscriber, on the night of the 26th July, 1799, a negro man named WILL, aged 49 years, about 5 feet 8 inches high; he is stout made and has a bald head; when he walks he throws out his feet and toes in a singular manner, walking very wide. He is a bold, daring fellow; talks and laughs much, and very loud; he speaks Low Dutch and middling good English, although he frequently gives his words the Dutch accent; he is not so very black as many of the African race; he is an arch fellow, and is very active on a farm, or on the water.

Any person who will take up said negro, and deliver him to his master, or secure him in any goal so that his master may get him again, shall receive the above reward and all reasonable charges paid.

All masters of vessels and other persons are forbid taking away said slave, or harboring him at their peril, under the penalty of one hundred pounds.

DAVID BANKS.
Newark, New-Jersey, February 8, 1802.

N.B. The above negro has been seen at Providence (R.I.) and at Lime in Connecticut, but on being pursued, left that and is now supposed to be in some other parts of the Eastern states.

The printers of the Rhode-Island Republican, the Bee, in Connecticut, and the Vermont Gazette, will much oblige the printers of this paper by giving the above advertisement an insertion for two or three weeks.
Language
English
Record Contributor
Kate Jackson
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