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Title
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George - NJ-GARD2
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Identifier
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NJ-GARD2
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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 Political Intelligencer and New-Jersey
Advertiser (Trenton), #5
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Date
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November 11, 1783
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Trade
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Gardener
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Gender
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Male
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Home Location
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Trenton, New Jersey
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Events
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1. Self-emancipated in Trenton, New Jersey
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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. 298
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Transcription
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Eight Dollars Reward. RUN-AWAY, two weeks ago, a NEGRO MAN named George, 42 years of age, a small slim made fellow, speaks bad English, a very great liar, he is a regular bred gardener, much addicted to liquor, went off in a drunken fit, leaving all his best cloaths behind him, had on an old short blue coat, and a round hat.—He is the property of a gentleman in this neighbourhood.—If taken within six miles of this place four dollars will be paid, if at a greater distance eight, by JACOB BENJAMIN.Trenton, November 2, 1783.
