Advertisement, 1767 April 25
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.]
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[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 theSchool
Indian Charity School[org0098.ocp] under the Care
of the [Subſcriber | subscriber]Subſcribersubscriber —who 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]
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):
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
of the [Subſcriber | subscriber]Subſcribersubscriber —
she was Stolen by a young man a Shoemaker who had Said he belonged to [Penſilvann | Pennsylvania]PenſilvannPennsylvania[place0185.ocp]
River[place0206.ocp], he was seen in [Sd | said]Sdsaid [Paſt | past]Paſtpast
according to the [Diſcription | description]Diſcriptiondescription [paſsed | passed]paſsedpassed
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]
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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org0107.ocp | Yale College | Yale University |
org0098.ocp | Indian Charity School | Moor’s Indian Charity School |
Dates identified in this document:
Standard Form | Text |
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1767-04-25 | April. 25. 1767. |
1766-09-27 | the 27.th27th of SeptrSeptember |
1767-04-27 | April 27. 1767. |
Regularized text:
Type | Original | Regularized |
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modernization | Advertiſement | Advertisement |
variation | Incloſure | enclosure |
modernization | Peaſe | Pease |
variation | Kanajohare | Canajoharie |
variation | Mohock | Mohawk |
modernization | 27.th | 27th |
modernization | Laſt | last |
variation | Redrone | red roan |
variation | Hipd | hipped |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
modernization | Johnſon | Johnson |
modernization | Subſcriber | subscriber |
variation | imployed | employed |
modernization | School Maſter | schoolmaster |
variation | Mohocks | Mohawks |
modernization | Suſpected | suspected |
variation | Penſilvann | Pennsylvania |
variation | Seſquahanna | Susquehanna |
modernization | Paſt | past |
modernization | y.e | the |
modernization | miſsing | missing |
modernization | ſt | st |
variation | Diſcription | description |
modernization | paſsed | passed |
variation | Rivd | Rev. |
variation | Jerſie | Jersey |
modernization | neceſsary | necessary |
modernization | Advertiſement | advertisement |
modernization | ye | the |
modernization | y.t | that |
modernization | Johnſons | Johnson |
modernization | Horſe | horse |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Septr | September |
cd | could |
& | and |
Sam.l | Samuel |
Sd | said |
thro' | through |
sd | said |
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