In this letter, dated January 15, 1798, Frederick Kitt, steward of the President’s House, gives George Washington an update on his search for Hercules, an enslaved man who ran away from Mount Vernon in 1797.
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Author: Frederick Kitt
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Advertisement for the Capture of Oney Judge, Philadelphia Gazette (May 24, 1796)
In this advertisement, published on the front page of the Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser, on May 24, 1796, President George Washington seeks the return of his fugitive slave Oney Judge. Frederick Kitt, who placed the ad, was steward of the President’s House in Philadelphia. Some spelling has been modernized.
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Advertisement for the Capture of Oney Judge, Claypoole’s American (May 25, 1796)
In this advertisement, published on page 3 of Claypoole’s American Daily Advertiser of Philadelphia, on May 25, 1796, President George Washington seeks the return of his fugitive slave Oney Judge. Frederick Kitt was steward of the President’s House in Philadelphia. Some spelling has been modernized.
