Name/Title
Charley Ross reward poster/ broadsideEntry/Object ID
L2013.35.31Scope and Content
L 23, W 18.5"
Broadside announcing a $20,000 reward for the "capture of the thieves, and recovery of the child." Full header reads "CHILD STOLEN! $20,000 REWARD FOR THE CAPTURE OF THE THIEVES, AND RECOVERY OF THE CHILD. MAYOR OFFICE, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, JULY 22, 1874."
It continues with "At the instance of citizens of Philadelphia, I hereby offer a reward of Twenty Thousand Dollars for the arrest and conviction of the abductors of Charles Brewster Ross, son of Christian K. Ross, of Philadelphia, and the restoration of that child to his parents. The child was stolen from Washington Lane near Chew Street, Germantown, in the suburbs of Philadelphia, on the afternoon of the first of July last. At the time when the child was stolen, he ...ed to to the following description: Age four years; dressed in a brown linen kilt suit, with short skirt; broad brimmed un...ached Panama hat, with black band; laced shoes, blue and white striped stockings; the boy has long flaxen curly hair, hazel eyes, clear skin, round full face, and no marks except those made by vaccination on the arm. His appearance as above described may have been greatly changed by cutting off his hair and changing his dress to that of a girl, or in some other way. The child was decoyed by two men into a falling-top yacht-bodied buggy, painted dark all over, lined with dark material, drawn by a dark bay or brown horse, about 15 1-2 hands high, driven, it is believed, without a check rein, by two men, who, as nearly as can be ascertained, answer to the following description:---" etc.Collection
Charley Ross Ransom Letter CollectionArchive Details
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UnknownArchive Notes
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