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PG-P.779.036
1 Sep 1779:43 (2568)
Lancaster, August 14, 1779. Three Hundred Dollars Reward.
Run away from the subscriber on the evening of the 20th June
last, a Negroe man named Dan, about 24 or 25 years of age, 5
feet 5 or 6 inches high, somewhat pitted with the small-pox;
his dress when he went off is uncertain, as he took sundry
cloaths with him, amongst which are, two coats . . . [4
lines] 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 performed 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 endeavour to pass as 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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