8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. letterpress broadside (toned, minor creasing, a few ink spots); framed to 12 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (not examined out of frame. Signed in type by Edward Leverich

A broadside offering a handsome reward for the return of apprentice Jesse Coe who has run away from his master blacksmith Edward Leverich (1763-1835) of New-Town, Long Island. The broadside includes a description of Coe and speculates that "as he has worked some years at the black-smith's trade, it is probable he may endeavor to hire himself as a journeyman to this business, in New-York, or its vicinity." Also warning "Masters of vessels are forbid carrying off said apprentice, and all others of employing him, at their peril."