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Title	1795, Run away notice of Addonijah of Dutchess County, N.Y.
Creator	Lewis, Daniel
Date.Original	1795-08-30
Publisher.Original	Unknown
Description	Notice that a 16 year old slave, named Addonijah, ran away on August 30, 1795. A ten dollar reward is being offered for his return.
Notes	This newspaper ad was found on the cover of the ledger of Roelof Josiah Elting. Newspaper unknown.
Subject.LCSH	African Americans Slaveholders
Subject.TGM	Slavery Fugitive slaves Clippings
Subject.AAT	caps (headgear) clothing
Subject.Local	Lewis family
Personal Name	Addonijah (slave of Daniel Lewis)
Location	Stanford - Dutchess County - New York
HRVH Topic	African Americans
Language	eng
Format.Original	newspaper clipping
Resource Type	Text
Relation	http://www.huguenotstreet.org/library_archives/collections/finding_aids/elting_roelif_j.php
Source	Roelof J. Elting and Ezekial Elting Family (1703-1928)
Donor	Elting, Jacob
Resource Identifier	HHS_SE~1.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
Rights	This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial uses of the item may be subject to fees and restrictions. Please contact the holding institution for information.
Transcript	Ten Dollars Reward. RUN-AWAY from the subscriber in the town of Stanford, Dutchess county, on the 30th of August, 1795, a Negro Boy, about 16 years of age named Addonijah. He had on when he went away, a brown coat, striped pair of trowsers, and low crowned hat. Any person taking up said negro, and returning him to his master, or confining him in any gaol so that his master may get him again, shall be entitled to the above reward: and if brought to his master, all reason- able charges shall be paid by DANIEL LEWIS.
Metadata Creator	Stessin-Cohn, Susan

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