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Title
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Francis "Frank" Mercerau - NY-MUSIC8
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Identifier
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NY-MUSIC8
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Subject
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African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
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Source
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The Albany Register
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Date
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June 23, 1812
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Trade
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Musician (Violinist)
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Gender
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Male
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Home Location
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Albany, New York
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Item Type
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Advertisement
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Notes
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Pg. 3
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Transcription
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Ten Dollars Reward.
THE subscriber, on or about the first day of January last, lent to a black fellow by the name of Frank or Francis Mercerau, a Violin, which was to have been immediately returned, in-stead of which, he absconded and carried the Violin off with him. Frank is about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches in height, long favored, slim built, and says he is about 70 years of age-his right eye is out, and he commonly wears a leather over it-says he has lived with a man in Albany. The Violin is a peculiarly excellent one, of a yellow colour. curl-ed maple, bottom and ring black, screws-ve-neered in the ends with white, and logwood [brown].
Whoever will take up said Negro, and take him in any goal in the U States, so that the Violin may be obtained, and give notice to the subscriber living in Hoosick, in the county of Rensselaer, shall be paid the above reward, and all reasona-ble charges.
John Manchester, Jun.
Hoosick, (Renss. co.) June 20, 1812. 5u 5w
