Peter - NJ-MUSIC12

Item

Title
Peter - NJ-MUSIC12
Identifier
NJ-MUSIC12
Source
The New-Jersey Gazette (Trenton) #225
Date
April 17, 1782
Gender
Male
Enslaver
Jon A. Richmond
Home Location
Trenton, New Jersey
Events
1. Self-emancipated from Jon A. Richmond
Item Type
Advertisement
Notes
Pretends to be Free pg. 265
Transcription
THREE POUNDS REWARD. RUN away from the subscriber, in Trenton, a negro man, named Peter, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high; he had on a blue surtout coat, yellow worsted under coat, brown jacket and breeches, and blue yarn stockings, he plays on the fiddle, and uses the bow with the left hand; he made his escape the 27th of March last, and is supposed to be gone in the pines, as he formerly lived there. Whoever takes up said negro, and secures him, so that his master may have him again, shall have the above reward, and reasonable charges, paid by JON A. RICHMOND. April 16, 1782.
Item sets
Musicians