Runaway Connecticut

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Tamareen Know

Tamareen my wife, has eloped my bed and board for reasons unknown to me - I therefore forbid all persons trusting her on my account. Charles Know. November 3, 1800.
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: November 3, 1800
Location: Hartford, CT

Martha Dupoise

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From the subscriber on the night following the 28th March last, an indented apprentice Black Girl, by the name of MARTHA DUPOISE aged about eighteen years. Said black girl was enticed away by a black boy by the name of WILLIAM FREEMAN about…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: April 16, 1827
Location: Litchfield, CT

James Jeffrys and William Davidson

DESERTED from Hartford, on the night after the 21st of March last, from Capt. Bernard's company, in Col. Wylly's regiment, two solders: James Jeffrys, a native of Ireland about 5 feet 10 inches high, dark short strait hair, a scar over each eye on…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: April 7, 1777
Location: Hartford, CT

John Slack

DESERTED from Capt. Barnard's company in Col. Wyllys's regiment, one John Slack, about 19 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, well set, lightish brown hair, greyish eyes, something pitted with the small pox. Whoever secures said deserter or returns…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 12, 1777
Location: Hartford, CT

Caesar

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RAN away from Milford on the 27th of November last, a NEGRO MAN named CAESAR, about 24 Years of Age, about 5 Feet 8 Inches high, well set, a very black Negro, had on when he went away a brown Outside Jacket, a strait Under-Jacket, and white Trowsers.…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: December 25, 1776
Location: Milford, CT

Sylvester Roberts and Joshua Ristey

Three Pence Half Penny Reward. RUN away from the subscriber, the 11th instant, two Lads, apprentices to the Blacksmith trade, one of them named Sylvester Roberts, about five feet ten inches high, light complexion, grey eyes, long brown hair, thin…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: September 6, 1790
Location: East Hartford, CT

Giles Hollister

RUN away from the subscriber on the first instant an apprentice boy named GILES HOLLISTER, 18 years old, light complexion, about 5 feet 10 inches high, carried with him a brown hat, green the under side, two check'd shirts, one white do. two pair of…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 8, 1796
Location: Glastenbury, CT

James Lion

RUN AWAY from the subscriber about the 20th of December last, a Negro BOY by the name of JAMES LION, eighteen years old. Whoever will return said boy to the subscriber, shall have six cents reward and no charges paid. All persons are forbid trusting…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: January 16, 1811
Location: Stafford, CT

James Dewy

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Eighteen-pence reward, slip'd his Cable, and efsap'd from the subscriber, in Harwinton, on the Evening of the 24th, James Dewy, an Appretice boy, bound to the Blacksmith's Business, in the 18th year of his age, of light complexion, tall and much…
Newspaper: Litchfield Monitor
Date: May 28, 1787
Location: Harwinton, CT

Nathan Tomson

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RUN away from the Subscriber on the Night of the 2d instant, an Apprentice boy named Nathan Thomson, in the 15th Year of his Age; had on when he went away a new felt Hat, striped Shirt, coloured Tow Cloth Trowsers, brown Linen outside Jacket, and a…
Newspaper: Middlesex Gazette
Date: September 12, 1789
Location: Chatham, CT