Prince - NY-BUTC1

Item

Title
Prince - NY-BUTC1
Identifier
NY-BUTC1
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source
New-York Gazette: and the Weekly Mercury #1292
Date
July 15, 1776
Trade
Butcher
Gender
Male
Enslaver
Goodheart Siegler
Home
Near the tea water pump on Roosevelt's Street
Home Location
Manhattan, New York
Events
1. Self-emancipated from Goodheart Siegler
Item Type
Advertisement
Notes
Pretends to be Free #399
Transcription
TEN DOLLARS Reward. RUN away from the Subscriber, on Monday the first Inst, a Negro Man, about 21 Years of Age, named Prince, five Feet seven Inches high, thin made: Had on when he absconded, a blue Cloth Jacket, a white Homespun Shirt and Trowsers, and is a Butcher by Trade. He is supposed to have gone towards Rye, or entered the Army. Whoever will bring him to his Master in Roosevelt’s Street, near the Tea Water Pump, shall have the above Reward for their Trouble. GOODHEART SIEGLER.
Item sets
Butchers