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Title
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Quach or Yerrah - NJ-COO2
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Identifier
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NJ-COO2
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Subject
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African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1865, Artisans, Carpenters, Coopers and cooperage
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Source
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The New-Jersey Gazette (Burlington), #5
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Date
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December 21, 1777
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Trade
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Cooper
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Gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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John Jones
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Home Location
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Mountholly, New Jersey
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Events
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1. Enslaved by John Jones
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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. 209
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Transcription
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December 4, 1777. TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. RAN AWAY yesterday the third instant from the subscriber, living in Mountholly, a negro man named QUASH, but may probably change it for YERRAH, by trade a cooper, about 26 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, speaks plain: had on, and took with him, a London brown broadcloth lapelled coat not much worn, with white metal buttons; an old whitish coloured ditto broken at the elbows and breast; a pair of leather breeches much worn; a pair of ditto striped linen; two pair of striped linsey trowsers; two tow shirts, one quite new; a beaver hat not much worn; two pair of shoes and two pair of stockings, one white cotton, the other yam mixed red and white. It is thought he will endeavour to get to Philadelphia, or the American Camp, as he is fond of the soldiery. Whoever takes up and secures said servant, so that his master may get him again, shall have the above reward and reasonable charges, paid by JOHN JONES.
N.B. As he has a large bundle with him, and without a
pass, it is thought he will be easily detected: It is therefore earnestly requested of the American gentlemen, officers and soldiers, as they are frequently travelling, to use their utmost endeavours to apprehend him.
