Citation - Pennsylvania Ledger: 1776.11.16

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Index Entry Caesar, runaway Negro, plays fife and drum 
Location Philadelphia 
Citation
PL.776.070
16 Nov 1776:32 (95)
Twenty Dollars Reward.  Ran away on the night of the 13th
inst. from the subscriber, a Negro man named Caesar, about
twenty-two years of age, a smart, polite, likely, well made
fellow, about five feet three inches high.  He took with him
. . . [8 lines, description of clothing]  It is likely he is
gone towards the camp, as he is very fond of being a fifer
or drummer, and may pass for a freeman; or gone on board
some outward bound vessel. . . [3 lines, signed] Samuel
Jackson. Philad. Nov. 14.


Generic Title Pennsylvania Ledger 
Date 1776.11.16 
Publisher Humphreys, James, Jun. 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1776 
Bibliography B0039883
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