Runaway Connecticut

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John Brown and Isaac Buck

Made their escape from the County Goal in Litchfield on the night of the 25th of January 1772, the following persons, viz. the notorious John Brown, and Isaac Buck. Brown was committed for breaking open the dwelling house of the Rev Mr. Lee of…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 4, 1772
Location: Litchfield, CT

John Brown

BROKE out of the Goal in this Place, the Night after the 14th June Instant, the noted Borglarian John Brown, who was uder Sentence of Death for House breaking, is a short, thick Fellow, 22 Years old, has been twice crop'd and branded. Whosoever will…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 9, 1772
Location: Litchfield, CT

John Welch, Nicholas Davenport, Caleb Austin, Jr., Ebenezer Reed, Nathaniel Hustead, Phineas Rundle, Joseph Beard, Charles Buckston, William Thomson

550 Continental Dollars Reward. ON the evening after the 30th of May instant, Litchfield County Gaol was broke open, and the following prisoners made their escape, viz. JOHN WELCH, a deserter from the British, an Irishman; confined for murder, short…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: June 13, 1780
Location: Litchfield, CT

Candace and Vira

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Run away from Lynde Lord and Julius Deming, two negro girls, one named Candace, and the other Vira, both about 22 years of age- Candace is a short thick wench, round faced- Vira is a tall strait wench of a yellow complexion; they each took a large…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: August 9, 1798
Location: Litchfield, CT