Runaway Connecticut

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Boston

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Ran away from the subscriber, the Evening next following the 8th instant, a negro man named Boston, a stout, thick-set fellow, of middling stature, about 30 years old, very black: Carried away with him one striped tow shirt, one old check'd ditto,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: August 24, 1770
Location: Plainfield, CT

Boston and Newport

Run away from the Subscribers in Plainfield, in Connecticut, the Evening after the 8th Inst. two Negro Men, one named Boston, about 30 Years old, a think well set Fellow, of a middling Statute, very black, carried with him one check'd linen Shirt,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 27, 1770
Location: Plainfield, CT

Boston

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Run-away from the subscriber of Waterbury, on the 1st instant, and since on the 9th instant escaped from the subscriber after being taken at Lyme, a Negro man slave named BOSTON, about 35 years of age, being the Negro man that was formerly owned by…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: August 16, 1771
Location: Lyme, CT

Boston

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RUN away from the subscriber the 4th of Dec. a negro man named BOSTON, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, had on an old brown camblet coat mixt blue and white woolen jacket, check'd woolen shirt, blue and white mixt stockings, calf skin pumps an old beaver…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: January 20, 1777
Location: Great Barrington, MA