The Olden Time Series, Vol. 4: Quaint and Curious Advertisements: Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, MassachusettsBrooks, Henry M. (Henry Mason)
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The Olden Time Series, Vol. 4: Quaint and Curious Advertisements: Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts
Brooks, Henry M. (Henry Mason)
Advertising; New England -- Social life and customs
WE the subscribers, encouraged by a large subscription, do
promise to pay One Hundred Dollars for every hostile Indian's
scalp, with both ears to it,[B] taken between this date and
the 15th day of June next, by any inhabitant of Alleghany
county.
_George Wallace,_ _Robert Elliot,_
_Wm. Amberson,_ _A. Tannehill,_
_J. Wilkins, jun._ _John Irwin._
[B] The shape of the ears, we suppose, is to determine the
enmity of the Indian.
_Salem Gazette._
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A negro "pretends to be very religious." From the "Boston Gazette."
RAN away from me the Subscriber at _Londonderry_, in the
Province of _New-Hampshire_, on the 28th of _September_, a
Negro Man Servant named _Prince_, about Forty Years of Age,
about five Feet five Inches high, speaks good _English_, had
on when he went away a green Coat, blue plush Breeches, diaper
Jacket, several pair of thread Stockings with him; he looks
very serious and grave, and pretends to be very religious: He
is the property of Major _Rogers_, and has been several Years
in the Service to the Westward, and pretends to be free.
Whoever will take up said Slave and bring him to me, or to
Capt. _Jonathan Brewer_ at _Framingham_, shall have FIVE
DOLLARS Reward and all necessary Charges paid by me,
_James Rogers._
_Dated at Londonderry, October 8, 1762._
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In the "Boston Gazette," Oct. 8, 1759, some servants are advertised who
among other accomplishments speak high & low Dutch. At this time two
dollars and a half was the value of a pound in New York currency, while
the New England currency was three dollars and thirty-three cents to a
pound. To this day a shilling is 12-1/2 cents in New York, and in New
England 16-2/3 cents.
_RUN away from Major_ Edmond Matthis _of_ Albany, _in the
Province of_ New-York, _the following People, viz. A Servant
Man named_ William Fairfield, _of a dark Complection, down
look, black Hair, and of a middling Stature. Also a Negro Man
and Woman, and a white Girl with them, about_ 14 _Years of
Age, who talks good English, high and low Dutch; the Negro
Man is much pitted with the Small Pox, and speaks good
English; tis suppos'd they are all together: They took with
them a great many Cloaths, and its probable they will often
alter their Dress. Whoever takes up said Run-aways, and safely
conveys them to their abovesaid Master, shall have_ Ten Pounds
(25 Dollars) New-York _Currency Reward, and all necessary
Charges paid._
Albany, Octob. 1, 1759. EDMOND MATTHIS.
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