Runaway ad for 18 year-old Black man, by Garrit Coffin
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- Identifier
- NJS-SRC-01550
- Source Type
- Runaway Advertisement
- Headline
- 20 Dollars Reward
- Author
- Garrit Coffin
- Publication
- Centinel of Freedom
- Place of Publication
- Newark
- Date of Issue
- July 16, 1805
- Date Submitted
- July 16, 1805
- Page
- 3
- Transcript
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20 Dollars Reward.
RAN AWAY on the 22d June last, from the Quarantine Ground, Staten-Island, a Negro Boy, about 18 years of age, 5 feet 4 inches in height, thick set, speaks very little English, has three marks on one of his cheeks, just between the eyes. Whoever will return said runway to the store of Fountain and Coffin, no. 9 South street or to Mr. Garrit Coffin, Staten-Island, shall have the above reward, and all reasonable charges paid. The above negro is an african. All persons are forbid harboring said boy at their perils.
July 16, 1805. - Language
- English
- Record Contributor
- Kate Jackson
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