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Title
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Pegg - NY-COOK56
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Identifier
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NY-COOK56
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Source
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The New-York Gazette: or The Weekly Post-Boy, #1145
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Date
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December 13, 1764
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Gender
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Female
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Enslaver
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Rebeccah Morehouse
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Home Location
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New York
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Events
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1. Born at Oyster Bay
2. Formerly enslaved by Mr. Pell
3. Self-emancipated from Rebeccah Morehouse
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Item Type
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Advertisement
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Notes
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Pretends to be Free #274
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Transcription
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Run away, last night the 12th instant, from Rebeccah Morehouse, opposite to Alderman Benson at the shipyards, New York, a tall slim straight negro wench named Pegg, about 40 years of age, of yellowish complexion, has had the small-pox, but is smooth faced, and talks good English, has the middle finger of her left hand crooked and cannot straighten it, was born at Oyster Bay but has resided for several years in New York and formerly belonged to Mr. Pell, is sensible, cunning and artful and can wash iron and cook; had on a short red cloak a white hat and a pair of men’s shoes and with her callico gown and a variety of cloathes. Whoever will bring home the said wench to her mistress or to the subscriber, ship carpenter at the ship yards, shall have a dollars reward if taken in town or three dollars if taken out of town, besides all reasonable charges. John Leversage.
