Runaway slaves ads in Gazette of the United States Newspaper
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Gazette of the United States Newspaper Saturday, June 30, 1792
Front page contains the "CONSTITUTION OR FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE STATE OF KENTUCKY."
Also on the front are two notices regarding runaway slaves, one offering a $30 reward.
K10812.01 $700
First Ad regarding a runaway slave:
Runaway from the fubfcriber, living in Kent County, and State of Maryland, on Sunday the 27th May, laft, a NEGROMAN, named HARK ; about 40 years of age, about five feet nine inches high, has a fcar over one of his eye-brows, and when talking, hangs his head on one fide, and looks up--had on and took with him the following cloaths, viz. a fearnought coat, a black and white kerfey coat, cut round, a white kerfey jacket and breeches, two pair of yarn ftockings, the one pair lately footed, and the other not, two oznaburgh fhirts, each pieced on one fide, two pair of tow-linen trowfers, one pair patched with tow-linen down the fore parts, and an old felt hat.
Whoever takes up faid Negro, if out of this State, and fecures him in gaol, fhall receive FOURTEEN DOLLARS reward--and if taken within this State, and fecured as aforefaid, fhall receive EIGHT DOLLARS reward ; and it brought home, reafonable expences will be paid by
PEREGRINE LETHRBURY
Second Ad regarding a runaway slave:
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD.
RUNAWAY from the fubfcriber in February laft, a NEGRO LAD, named PHIL, about 20 years of age; had on when he went away ; a round jacket, a pair homefpun breeches, and a tow fhirt ; the fellow has a yellowifh complexion, his heighth about five feet fix or feven inches, very fquare made ; has a mark along fide of his nofe, and one of his infteps has been burnt, which caufes the finews to draw.
Whoever takes up faid Negro, and fecures him in any jail, fo that I may get him again, fhall receive the above reward, and have all reafonable charges paid. ROBERT PEARCE
Ad on the back:
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
RESOLVED, That the fpecie proportion of the third payment due on the firft Monday of July next, on each fhare, of the Bank of the United States, may be made at the Bank, or at any of the offices of difcount and depofit ; and that transfers of public debt on account of fuch payment, may be made on the books of the Treafury of the United States, or in the office of any of the Comiffioners of Loans in any of the States, certificates of which transfers to be depofited in the office in which the fpecie proportion of fuch payment fhall be made.
Refolved, That the transfer books be clofed fourteen days previous to the firft days of July and January of each year.
By Order, John Kean, Cafhier
Second Ad on back:
JUST ARRIVED,
In the ship MOLLY, Captain PITT, from Lisbon,
A FEW pipes and quarter-cafks of LISBON WINE, far fuperior in quality to what is generally imported--- And a few bales of the very beft CORKS,
TO BE SOLD BY
G E O R G E M E A D E, ...
Gazette of the United States Newspaper Saturday, June 30, 1792
Front page contains the "CONSTITUTION OR FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE STATE OF KENTUCKY."
Also on the front are two notices regarding runaway slaves, one offering a $30 reward.
K10812.01 $700
First Ad regarding a runaway slave:
Runaway from the fubfcriber, living in Kent County, and State of Maryland, on Sunday the 27th May, laft, a NEGROMAN, named HARK ; about 40 years of age, about five feet nine inches high, has a fcar over one of his eye-brows, and when talking, hangs his head on one fide, and looks up--had on and took with him the following cloaths, viz. a fearnought coat, a black and white kerfey coat, cut round, a white kerfey jacket and breeches, two pair of yarn ftockings, the one pair lately footed, and the other not, two oznaburgh fhirts, each pieced on one fide, two pair of tow-linen trowfers, one pair patched with tow-linen down the fore parts, and an old felt hat.
Whoever takes up faid Negro, if out of this State, and fecures him in gaol, fhall receive FOURTEEN DOLLARS reward--and if taken within this State, and fecured as aforefaid, fhall receive EIGHT DOLLARS reward ; and it brought home, reafonable expences will be paid by
PEREGRINE LETHRBURY
Second Ad regarding a runaway slave:
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD.
RUNAWAY from the fubfcriber in February laft, a NEGRO LAD, named PHIL, about 20 years of age; had on when he went away ; a round jacket, a pair homefpun breeches, and a tow fhirt ; the fellow has a yellowifh complexion, his heighth about five feet fix or feven inches, very fquare made ; has a mark along fide of his nofe, and one of his infteps has been burnt, which caufes the finews to draw.
Whoever takes up faid Negro, and fecures him in any jail, fo that I may get him again, fhall receive the above reward, and have all reafonable charges paid. ROBERT PEARCE
Ad on the back:
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
RESOLVED, That the fpecie proportion of the third payment due on the firft Monday of July next, on each fhare, of the Bank of the United States, may be made at the Bank, or at any of the offices of difcount and depofit ; and that transfers of public debt on account of fuch payment, may be made on the books of the Treafury of the United States, or in the office of any of the Comiffioners of Loans in any of the States, certificates of which transfers to be depofited in the office in which the fpecie proportion of fuch payment fhall be made.
Refolved, That the transfer books be clofed fourteen days previous to the firft days of July and January of each year.
By Order, John Kean, Cafhier
Second Ad on back:
JUST ARRIVED,
In the ship MOLLY, Captain PITT, from Lisbon,
A FEW pipes and quarter-cafks of LISBON WINE, far fuperior in quality to what is generally imported--- And a few bales of the very beft CORKS,
TO BE SOLD BY
G E O R G E M E A D E, ...