Runaway Connecticut

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Peter and Henry Wiltse

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TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN away from the subscriber, a Negro man named Peter, aged about 25 years. Took with him a blue coat, and a blue camblet vest, a blue cut Manchester pair of breeches, and some other cloathing. The said Negro was bred at Long…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 19, 1765
Location: Fish Kill, NY

Peter

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RAN-AWAY from the subscriber, on the 6th day of October 1769, a molatto boy named PETER, about 16 years old - Had on when he went away, a felt hat, a brown all-wool coat, striped flannel Jacket, one white tow and one flannel shirt, a pair of leather…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: October 13, 1769
Location: Canterbury, CT

Peter and Primus

New Haven, November 22d, 1771. Run away last evening from the subscriber two Negro Fellows, one named Peter, the other Primus. Peter is a stout fellow, of a yellow complexion, about thirty-nine years of age, bushy head of hair, took with him a suit…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: November 26, 1771
Location: New Haven, CT

Peter

Hartford, June 26, 1773. TAKEN up and now in the custody of the subscriber, a Negro man, who calls his name PETER, is about 50 years of age, about 6 feet high, speaks good English - says he belongs to Abraham K. Vlack, of the new City, above Albany.…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: June 29, 1773
Location: Hartford, CT

Peter

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Run away last night from his master, John Williams of Somers, a negro servant named Peter, a stout well set fellow, betwixt 30 and 40 years of age, very black, he took a considerable quantity of cloathing with him. He can read and write well, it is…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 24, 1773
Location: Somers, CT

Bud, Peter, and Nabby

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THIRTY hard dollars REWARD. RUN away from Nathaniel Durkee, jun. and Capt. Nathan Botsford of New-Milford, 2 NEGRO Men on Tuesday night. One named BUD, about 21 years old, about 5 feet and 6 inches high, wore a brown coat home made, and small cut…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: July 26, 1781
Location: New Milford, CT

Grig, Jack, Frank, and Peter

ON the night of the 8th instant, run away from the subscribers, four Negro men one named GRIG and one JACK. Grig about 21 years of age and Jack about 19, about 5 feet 1 or 2 inches high, Greg has a scar on his left cheek and neck occasioned by the…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 22, 1782
Location: Bethlem, CT

Peter

Inticed away by some evil minded person, the 9th of August, a Negro Lad, between 16 and 18 years of age, named PETER, had on a striped linen Coat, and Jacket, plain tow cloth Shirt and Trowsers, an old blue broadcloth Coat, with polished buttons…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: November 12, 1782
Location: Hartford, CT

Peter and Harry

RUN-away from Isaac Smith, of Dutchess County, State of New-York, on the 8th day of May last, a Negro Man named PETER, about 20 years old, about 5 feet 10 inches high, black but not of the blackest sort, thick lips, he was at Deerfield about the…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: November 26, 1782
Location: Dutchess County, NY

Peter

RUN-away from the subscriber the 16th instant, a short thick and well made Negro fellow named PETER, talks good English, very well looking for his colour; had on an old felt hat, a fustian coat and overhalls, a red boradcloth vest, a pair of new…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: April 19, 1790
Location: East Windsor, CT