| Index Entry | Billy, runaway Negro, plays violin |
| Location | Prince William |
| Citation | VGW(HU.768.097 18 Aug 1768:33 (900) Ten pounds reward. Run away from the Occoquan furnace, in Prince William county, on the 14th instant, a country born Negro man named Billy, the property of the Hon. John Tayloe, Esq; he is a very well set fellow, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, chews tobacco, can play on a violin, which he carried away with him, and is by trade a ship carpenter . . . [signed] Thomas Lawson. July 16, 1768. |
| Generic Title | Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu) |
| Date | 1768.08.18 |
| Publisher | Purdie, Alex., and John Dixon |
| City, State | Williamsburg, VA |
| Year | 1768 |
| Bibliography | B0048400 |