Cuff - NJ-MUSIC18

Item

Title
Cuff - NJ-MUSIC18
Identifier
NJ-MUSIC18
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1865, Artisans
Source
New Jersey State Gazette
Date
March 3, 1795
Trade
Musician (Violin)
Gender
Male
Enslaver
Johna Scudder
Home Location
Monmouth, New Jersey
Events
1. Enslaved by John A. Scudder
Item Type
Advertisement
Notes
Genalogybank
Transcription
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. RAN away from the subscriber on the first of Feb. last, a negro man, named CUFF, about 35 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches high, he is not very black, has remarkable long hair, and plays well on the violin ; had on a homespun bearskin suit, with wooden buttons, a brown great coat, grey woollen stockings and a eastor hat. Whoever will take up the said negro ad secure him, so that the subscriber can get him again, shall receive the above reward.. JOHN A. SCUDDER. Monmouth, March 2, 1795.
Item sets
Musicians