Advertisement, 1767 April 25

Author Wheelock, Eleazar[pers0036.ocp]

25 April 1767[1767-04-25]

Call Number767275.2

[note (type: abstract): Copy of an advertisement that promises a reward for the return of a stolen mare.][note (type: handwriting): The note is in Wheelock's hand, which is small, informal and occasionally difficult to decipher.][note (type: paper): Long, thin strip of paper is in good condition, with light staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Brown-black.]
Persistent Identifier
[Opener]
[Advertiſement | Advertisement]AdvertiſementAdvertisement. Stolen out of the [Incloſure | enclosure]Incloſureenclosure of William [Peaſe | Pease]PeaſePease[pers0411.ocp] of [Kanajohare | Canajoharie]KanajohareCanajoharie[place0026.ocp] on [Mohock | Mohawk]MohockMohawk River[place0469.ocp] in the County of Albany[place0488.ocp]
on the Evening following the [27.th | 27th]27.th27th of [Septr | September]SeptrSeptember[1766-09-27] [Laſt | last]Laſtlast. a [Redrone | red roan]Redronered roan Mare. better than 14 hands high — [cd | could]cdcould both pace [& | and]&and Trot — had a
short Tail — four white feet — Branded [illegible][guess (maggiec): [illegible]D][illegible]D. (being Durham[above] [illegible][illegible] Brand in the Colony of Connecticut[place0048.ocp].) She was Somewhat [Hipd | hipped]Hipdhipped
on the right Side which was but little to be Seen when she was fat — She was five years old — and was then in the service
of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel [Johnſon | Johnson]JohnſonJohnson[pers0879.ocp], a Member of Yale College[org0107.ocp], and also a member of the School Indian Charity School[org0098.ocp] under the Care
of the [Subſcriber | subscriber]Subſcribersubscriberwho He was then [imployed | employed]imployedemployed as a [School Maſter | schoolmaster]School Maſterschoolmaster among the [Mohocks | Mohawks]MohocksMohawks — It was Strongly [Suſpected | suspected]Suſpectedsuspected that
she was Stolen by a young man a Shoemaker who had Said he belonged to [Penſilvann | Pennsylvania]PenſilvannPennsylvania[place0185.ocp] and on or near to [Seſquahanna | Susquehanna]SeſquahannaSusquehanna
River[place0206.ocp]
, he was seen in [Sd | said]Sdsaid [Paſt | past]Paſtpastiure a little before [y.e | the]y.ethe mare was [miſsing | missing]miſsingmissing and two or three Days after the both the man and Be[above] aa[ſt | st]ſtst
according to the [Diſcription | description]Diſcriptiondescription [paſsed | passed]paſsedpassed [illegible][guess (maggiec): [thro' | through]thro'through][thro' | through]thro'through By [illegible][guess (maggiec): Sapus]Sapus Mountain. Whoever will secure [sd | said]sdsaid mare — and deliver her into the care of
the [Rivd | Rev.]RivdRev. John Brainerd[pers0004.ocp] of mount Hollis in new [Jerſie | Jersey]JerſieJersey[place0163.ocp][place0487.ocp], or convey her to me shall have six Dollars Reward and all [neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary Charges
paid by me Eleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]
[Trailer]
Copy of [Advertiſement | advertisement]Advertiſementadvertisement
for [ye | the]yethe Rogue [y.t | that]y.tthat stole
S. [Johnſons | Johnson]JohnſonsJohnson[pers0879.ocp]s [Horſe | horse]Horſehorse
April 27. 1767.[1767-04-27]
Document Summary

People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0411.ocp William Peaſe Pease mentioned Pease, William
pers0879.ocp M. r Mr. Sam. l Samuel Johnſon Johnson mentioned Johnson, Samuel
pers0004.ocp Riv d Rev. John Brainerd mentioned Brainerd, John
pers0036.ocp Eleazar Wheelock writer Wheelock, Eleazar
pers0879.ocp S. Johnſons Johnson mentioned Johnson, Samuel

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0122.ocp Lebanon Lebanon
place0048.ocp Connecticut Connecticut
place0026.ocp Kanajohare Canajoharie Canajoharie
place0469.ocp Mohock Mohawk River Mohawk River
place0488.ocp County of Albany Albany County
place0048.ocp Colony of Connecticut Connecticut
place0185.ocp Penſilvann Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
place0206.ocp Seſquahanna Susquehanna River Susquehanna River
place0487.ocp mount Hollis in new Jerſie Jersey Mount Hollis
place0163.ocp new Jerſie Jersey New Jersey

Organizations identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
org0107.ocp Yale College Yale University
org0098.ocp Indian Charity School Moor’s Indian Charity School

Dates identified in this document:

Standard Form Text
1767-04-25 April. 25. 1767.
1766-09-27 the 27.th27th of SeptrSeptember
1767-04-27 April 27. 1767.

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modernization Advertiſement Advertisement
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modernization Peaſe Pease
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modernization Johnſon Johnson
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modernization Suſpected suspected
variation Penſilvann Pennsylvania
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modernization ye the
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modernization Johnſons Johnson
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