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Title	1788, Run away notice of Caesar of New Paltz, N.Y.
Creator	Hardenbergh, John A.
Date.Original	1788-09-05
Publisher.Original	The Country Journal
Description	Notice dated September 5, 1788 offering a reward for the return of a 19 year old slave named Caesar. Caesar ran away from John A. Hardenbergh of New Paltz, NY.
Subject.LCSH	Slaveholders
Subject.TGM	Slavery Fugitive slaves Clippings
Subject.AAT	caps (headgear) clothing
Subject.Local	Hardenbergh family
Personal Name	Caesar (slave of John A. Hardenbergh)
Location	New Paltz - Ulster County - New York
HRVH Topic	African Americans
Language	eng
Format.Original	newspaper clipping
Resource Type	Text
Source	The Country Journal, September 7, 1788
Resource Identifier	Sept7_1788_Run_Away.jpg
Publisher.Digital	Historic Huguenot Street
Date.Digital	2007
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Exhibit Homepage	http://www.hrvh.org/exhibit/aa07
Digital.Collection	African American Presence in the Hudson Valley
Holding.Institution	Historic Huguenot Street
Contact.Information	Library 88 Huguenot Street New Paltz, NY 12561 845-255-1660 http://www.huguenotstreet.org
Transcript	RUN-AWAY from the Subscriber at the New Paltz in Ulster county, on the 19th of August last, a NEGRO MAN named CAESAR, about 19 years old, near six feet high; speaks good English, and tolerable good Dutch-Had on when he went away, a pair of tow cloth trowsers and homespun jacket, and wool hat. Whoever takes up said Negro, so that his master may have him again, shall have Five Pounds reward, if found on the eastside of Hudson river, or Five Dollars, if found on the west side, and all reasonable charges, paid by JOHN A. HARDENBERGH. New Paltz, Sept. 5th, 1788.
Metadata Creator	Stessin-Cohn, Susan

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