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NJG-T.780.004
26 Jan 1780:42 (3/109)
Lancaster, December 14, 1779. Two hundred pounds reward.
Run away from the subscriber on the evening of the 20th June
last, a Negro man named Dan, about 24 or 25 years of age, 5
feet 5 or 6 inches high, something pitted with the small-
pox; his dress when he went off is uncertain, as he took
sundry clothes with him, amongst which are, two coats, a
light saggathy, and a brown with yellow buttons, three
jackets, light blue, brown, and striped linen, a pair of new
buckskin breeches, several pair of old striped and two pair
of tow trowsers, three pair of stockings, three good shirts,
and a round hat. Said Negro is this country born, and talks
the English and German languages, is fond of playing the
fiddle, is naturally left-handed, and what is very
remarkable, he bows with his left hand when performing on
the violin; he can work a little at the saddler's trade, is
a shrewd cunning fellow, and will if possible procure a
pass, probably change his name, and endeavor to pass as a
freeman. Whoever takes up and secures said slave in any
gaol, so that his master may have him again, shall receive
the above reward [signed] Christian Wirtz
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