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Title
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Francis "Frank" - NY-HOST7
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Identifier
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NY-HOST7
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Source
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New-York Evening Post #1369
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Date
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April 17, 1806
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Trade
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Hostler
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Gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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Garrit Van Der Veer
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Home
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Flatbush, King's County
or No. 63 Maiden Lane
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Home Location
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Brooklyn, New York
or Manhattan, New York
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Events
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1. Self-emancipated from Garrit Van Der Veer
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Item Type
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Advertisement
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Transcription
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STOP THE RUNAWAY.
RUN-AWAY, on the 6th inst. a Negro Man, of a pretty dark complexion, named FRANK or FRANCIS, about 27 years of age, about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, stout and active, speaks both low Dutch and English, has a scar above one of his eyes, shows his teeth very much when laughing, is very fond of taking care of gentlemen's horses, at Taverns: had on when he went away, a greenish coloured twilled great coat and trowsers, a dark [mixt] short coatee, a striped swansdown vest, and a stout pair of lace shoes: took with him a pair of pantaloon's, the colour of his coat, with some other clothes. A reward of 20 dollars and all reasonable charges will be paid to any person who shall detect said negro and deliver him to his master, or secure him in any Goal so that his master may get him again.
GARRIT VAN DER VEER,
at Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island or at No. 63, Maiden-Lane, New-York.
All persons are forbid harbouring said negro at their peril. April 14 tf
