RUN away...a likely young negro man named BEN, about 27 years old, near 6 feet high. Carried with him a pair of leather legging, and a variety of other cloaths, by trade a farmer and gardener, and is very handy at many other businesses.
Virginia Gazette (Rind), Williamsburg, March 3, 1768.
Virginia Gazette (Rind), Williamsburg, March 3, 1768.