Athlone, St. Mary, May 1, 1805.
THIRTY POUNDS REWARD.
ABSCONDED from the above property, on the 12th of February
last, a negro man, named HENRY, belonging to the estate
of Catherine Hermitt, deceased; he is a stout well made
fellow, about five feet six inches high, by trade a carpenter,
of the Coromantee country, marked on the left shoulder K; he
was taken out of St. Ann’s workhouse last September; previous
to his being lodged there he was six months runaway,
and was frequently seen during that period going to Falmouth
loaded, and sometimes to Spanish-Town and Kingston; he is
well known at Ocho-Rios, Rio-Nuevo, and Port-Maria Bays:
It is said he has got a wife at Bonam-Spring, the property of
Benjamin Scott, and another at the Crawl, the property of John
Williams, Esq. Henry was heard to say before he absconded he
wished much to see Mr. James Williamson, who resides on his
brother’s property, in St. John’s. A reward of Two Pounds Fifteen
Shillings will be paid to any person proving to conviction
by whom he is harboured. All masters of vessels are cautioned
against employing or taking him off the island, as the law will
be strictly put in force by
CHARLES KEENE, Surviv.Acting
Exor. of Catherine Hermitt.