$1 Dollar Reward [runaway ad for apprentice James Halfpenny]
Title
$1 Dollar Reward [runaway ad for apprentice James Halfpenny]
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Description
A 17-year-old apprentice named James Halfpenny ran away from his master Cornelius Van Dorn of South Amboy. His master offers a reward of $1 for James Halfpenny's capture.
Date
1823-04-10
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Language
English
Text (Transcript)
$1 REWARD.
ABSCONDED from my service on Monday the 17th inst. an apprentice named JAMES HALFPENNY, in the 18th year of his age. Whoever will apprehend said apprentice and deliver him to me at my dwelling in the township of South Amboy, in the county of Middlesex, or confine him in any gaol in the state of New-Jersey, so that I may get him again, shall be entitled to the above reward.
CORNELIUS VAN DORN
South-Amboy, March 26, 1823. 3t.
ABSCONDED from my service on Monday the 17th inst. an apprentice named JAMES HALFPENNY, in the 18th year of his age. Whoever will apprehend said apprentice and deliver him to me at my dwelling in the township of South Amboy, in the county of Middlesex, or confine him in any gaol in the state of New-Jersey, so that I may get him again, shall be entitled to the above reward.
CORNELIUS VAN DORN
South-Amboy, March 26, 1823. 3t.
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1
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Citation
Van Dorn, Cornelius, “$1 Dollar Reward [runaway ad for apprentice James Halfpenny],” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed April 26, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/221.