Citation - Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu): 1775.01.28

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Index Entry Fiddle, played by runaway Negro 
Location Prince George 
Citation
VGW(HU.775.008
28 Jan 1775:32 (1225)
Run away from the estate of John  Hamilton, deceased, in
Prince George county, a likely Virginia born Negro fellow,
about 25 years of age, of a yellowish complexion, lisps a
little, and plays on the fiddle.  He went off the week
before Christmas, with his wife, a free Mulatto, called Peg
Toney, and one child, a boy about two years.  He carried
with him a suit of blue, . . some other clothes, and his
fiddle, . . . [reward if delivered to me in Surry County, 40
s., signed] Hamilton Jones, Executor to the estate of John
Hamilton.


Generic Title Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu) 
Date 1775.01.28 
Publisher Dixon, John, and Wm. Hunter 
City, State Williamsburg, VA 
Year 1775 
Bibliography B0048699
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