| Index Entry | Fiddle, played by runaway Negro named Lively |
| Location | Ripton |
| Citation | CJ-NH.779.018 7 Apr 1779:43 (599) Runaway from the subscriber in Ripton, a Negro fellow named Lively, about 32 years old, had remarkable red eyes, which were burnt when he was small, is about 5 feet 10 inches high, round shouldered, is a fiddler, and says he is free by inlisting in the Continental Army; and hath a copy of a pass from General Gates. . . [5 more lines speculating his whereabouts and offering reward for his return] [signed] Gideon Leavenworth. Ripton, March 9, 1779. |
| Generic Title | Connecticut Journal |
| Date | 1779.04.07 |
| Publisher | Green, Thomas and Samuel |
| City, State | New Haven, CT |
| Year | 1779 |
| Bibliography | B0015193 |