Runaway Connecticut

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Jorden

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New London, 23 July, 1761. Ran-away on Tuesday Morning the 21st Instant, a Negro Man called Jorden, about 21 Years of Age, born at Lyme, in Connecticut, about 5 Feet 9 Inches high, a well built Fellow and remarkably Strong, good at all Manner of…
Newspaper: New-London Summary
Location: New London, CT

Prince

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RUNAWAY on Monday the 14th Instant September, from Gale Yelverton of Poughkeepse, In Duchess-County, a Negro Man, named Prince, 30 Years old, about 5 Feet 5 Inches high a well built Fellow; had on when he went away, a brown Jacket, tore a little down…
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY

Cyrus

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Run away on the 5th instant, from John Llyod of Stanford, in the Colony of Connecticut, a negro man servant, named Cyrus, about 5 feet 9 inches high, well built but rather slim waisted, legs, and feet somewhat large, has lost one of more of his teeth…
Location: Stamford, CT

Crispus Cros

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Run-away from the Rev. John-Frederick Rees of Claverack, on the First of January last, a Mulatto Negro Man, named Crispus Cros, about Six Feet high, raw-bon'd, had on a dark brown long friz'd Coat, half warn felt Hatt, red Indian Stockings,…
Location: Claverack, NY

Luke Duin

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Run-away last Monday, from the subscriber of Chatham, an Irishman between 30 and 40 years of age, of a dark complexion, wears his own dark hair, a little inclining to a curl, of a middling stature carries his head a little back, a thin face, long…
Location: Chatham, CT

Sam and Sam

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RUN-AWAY from the subscribers, two Negro men, supposed to be aged about 22 years each, both named SAM, one a large well built fellow, with very large feet, wore leather Breeches, a grey Coat and large Hat; the other a well set fellow, a little knock…
Location: Fish Kill, NY