Virginia Runaways: Runaway Slave advertisements from 18th-century Virginia newspapers.
Home | Help
Professor Thomas Costa, University of Virginia's College at Wise

Virginia Gazette
(Purdie & Dixon), Williamsburg ,
August 8, 1766.

    RUN away from the subscriber in Lunenburg, a Negro fellow named Will, rather inclined to a yellow than black complexion, about 34 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, well made, is very active, and has a bad countenance: had on osnabrug shirt and trousers, a light coloured duffil great coat, and a Virginia made hat about half wore. I purchased him of Major William Taylor, in Hanover county. Whoever apprehends the said Negro, and conveys him to me, shall have 3 l. reward, if taken within the colony, and if out thereof 10 l.
WILLIAM TAYLOR.

   Reprint: Windley, vol. 1, p. 46.

Database and SGML support provided through a partnership with the University of Virginia's Electronic Text Center