| Index Entry | Billie, runaway Negro, plays violin, took one with him |
| Location | Occoquan Furnc |
| Citation | VGW(RI.768.045 18 Aug 1768:41 (119) Occoquan Furnace, July 16. Ten pounds reward. Run away from the Occoquan furnace, in Prince William county, on the 14th instant, a country born Negro man named Billie, 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 the violin, which he carried away with him, and is by trade a ship-carpenter . . . [signed] Thomas Lawson. |
| Generic Title | Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Ri) |
| Date | 1768.08.18 |
| Publisher | Rind, William |
| City, State | Williamsburg, VA |
| Year | 1768 |
| Bibliography | B0049310 |