Question

september 24, 1736
ran away, on saturday the 14th of august last from the owners plantation, in middlesex county, a convict servant man, named thomas reynolds, by trade a shoemaker; he is of a small stature, smooth - faced, and about twenty years of age. he took with him several shoemakers tools,...and, tis supposed, he also took with him a small brown horse.

january 11, 1737
on sunday last, ran away...a servant man, named thomas cellars....he is a small man, of about five feet two inches high; his left eye quite out, by a blow from a horse;...an englishman by birth, plays very well on the violin, or fiddle....whoever will bring the said runaway to me, shall be...rewarded.

complete the text.

the advertisements suggest that servants sometimes knew ____________. the advertisements also show that employers ____________ when their servants ran away. overall, these details suggest that employers valued their servants.

how to farm... did not care
how to play instruments... were excited
special skills or trades... offered rewards
their employers well... were inspired

Explanation:

The first servant, Thomas Reynolds, is a shoemaker, indicating servants could have special skills or trades. The second advertisement offers a reward for bringing back the runaway servant Thomas Cellars. This shows that employers offered rewards when servants ran away.

Answer:

special skills or trades . . . offered rewards