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BG.761.047
20 Jul 1761:42 (329)
Ran-away on the 28th day of June 1761, from his master
Ephraim Swift of Falmouth in the county of Barnstable, a
Negro man servant named Peter, about 27 or 28 years old,
speaks good English: had on when he went away a beaveret
hat, a green worsted cap, a close bodied coat mill coloured,
with a green narrow frize cape, a great-coat, a black and
white homespun jacket, a flannel check'd shirt, grey yarn
stockings; also a flannel jacket, and a bundle of other
cloths, and a violin. He is a very tall fellow.
Whosoever shall apprehend the said Negro fellow, and
commit him to any of his Majesty's goals, or secure him so
as that his master may have him again, shall have five
dollars reward, and all necessary charges paid. Ephraim
Swift.
All masters of vessels and others are cautioned not to
carry off or conceal the said Negro, as they would avoid the
penalty of law.
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