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Title
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Cato - NJ-BUTL1, NJ-COACH1
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Identifier
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NJ-BUTL1, NJ-COACH1
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Subject
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African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1865, Artisans
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Source
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The Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser #1088
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Date
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October 13, 1763
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Trade
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Butler, Coachman
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Gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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Cornelius Low
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Home Location
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Raritan Landing, New Jersey
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Events
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1. Enslaved by Cornelius Low
2. Self-emancipated from Cornelius Low
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Item Type
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Advertisement
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Notes
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Pretends to be Free pg. 110
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Transcription
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Mr. Low’s Cato Run-away from Raritan Landing, October 3, 1763, being a middle siz’d Mullatto slave, born in this country, about twenty years of age, has a very wide mouth, bushy hair (lately cut off), walks with his knees bending forward, his cloathes are a French soldier’s coat, almost new which had been white but dyed, (not pressed) together with the lining of brown colour, bordering upon the olive, a new vest, lin’d with white, which had also been made for a French soldier, both alter’d to fit him, with brass buttons, also an old blue coat, and old leather jockey cap and trowsers of tow cloth.
He is an extream handy fellow at any common work, especially with horses, and carriages of almost any sort, having been bred to it from a little boy, and to the loading and unloading of boats, a good deal used to a farm, can do all sorts of house work, and very fit to wait upon a gentleman, speaks very good English and Dutch, also pretty good High Dutch, is noted for his sense, and particularly for his activity at any things he takes in hand.
It is supposed he will endeavour to pass for a freeman, and get away in the country, or go with some vessel to any part, so as not to be overtaken; all persons are forbid harbouring of him, and all masters of vessels taking him on board.
Any person that will bring him to his Master Cornelius Low of Raritan-Landing, near New-Brunswick or secures him any of His Majesty’s Gaols, giving notice thereof so that he may be had again, shall have ten dollars Reward and more if it can be reasonably demanded, with Proper charges.
