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Announcement of a reward for a runaway negro man servant named Peter, 20 September 1781
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Announcement of a reward for a runaway negro man servant named Peter, 20 September 1781.
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[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1781]
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Bartlett was a member of the New Hampshire colonial legislature 1765-1775, a Continental Congressman 1775-1776 and 1778, and was Governor of New Hampshire 1790-1794.
Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Summary
An announcement made by Bartlett, the second signer of the Declaration of Independence, regarding his runaway Negro man servant Named Peter, aged about Twenty years, a short thick fellow, speaks good English, is pretty sensible and understands farming Business very well, had on when he went away a Brown homespun Coat a new pair of moose Leather Breeches & grey yarn Stockings. States that Peter ran away on 18 September 1781. Bartlett promises a reward for information or capture. He also notes that someone for their own private advantage has assisted Peter and that they will be prosecuted unless they make Reasonable Satisfaction.
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American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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March 18, 2024
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American history module 1
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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