Another reminder that yes, there was slavery in the Capital District. This handbill from 1809, part of the Albany Institute of History and Art collection, calls for the return of a slave to Abel Whalen of Milton.
A Runaway Negro.
RAN AWAY
From the subscriber on the night of the 11th inst. a Negro man, named
JACK,
About five feet eight or nine inches high; stout, thick set, and well made. Had on, when he went away, a black Nap’t Hat; a butter-nut colour Sailor Coat; had a small pack or bundle of clothes with him.
Any person who will secure said Negro in some gaol [jail], or return him, shall be handsomely rewarded, and all reasonable charges paid, by the subscriber.
Abel Whalen. Milton, 13th June, 1809.
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