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Joseph Sherry
Run-away from the subscriber, on the night of the 30th of September last, and apprentice boy named Joseph Sherry, aged about nineteen years, small of stature, and dark complexion. Whoever shall take up and return to me said boy, shall have a gerous…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Journal
Date:
October 24, 1787
Location:
East Haddam, CT
Ely Hull and Aaron
RUNAWAY from the Subscriber, the Night after the 27th Instant, a white Man, named ELY HULL, about 24 Years old, about 5 Feet 8 or 9 Inches high, and took away with him one Negro Fellow named AARON, about 18 Years old , said Negro is a slim built…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Journal
Date:
August 29, 1787
Location:
Southington, CT
Molatto Fellow
Eight Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY from the subscriber of Elizabeth-Town, in New-Jersey, on the 13th instant, a Molatto Fellow, about 5 feet, 10 or 11 inches high, long bushy hair, which he combs back, about 22 years old; had on a tow shirt, trowsers and…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Journal
Date:
August 23, 1786
Location:
Elizabethtown, NJ
Negro Man
Stratford, March 2, 1785. Ran away from Ebenzer Hurd, a NEGRO MAN, about 30 years old, is short and thick set, has large legs, much pitted with small-pox, has a bald spot on his head, occasioned by a scald when young; had on and took with him when he…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Journal
Date:
March 2, 1785
Location:
Stratford, CT
James
TEN DOLLARS REWARD. RUNAWAY from Long Island, in the Spring, 1781, an INDIAN BOY, named JAMES, about 17 Years of Age, has a Scar on some Part of his Face: Any Person securing said Boy, so that I may have him, shall receive the above Reward from me,…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Journal
Date:
January 21, 1784
Location:
Long Island, NY
Dery
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD. RAN away from the subscriber the night following
the 7th instant, a likely well built NEGRO MAN, named DERY, about 22
years of age, near five feet and a half high, clear black, talks pretty
good English; had on when he…
the 7th instant, a likely well built NEGRO MAN, named DERY, about 22
years of age, near five feet and a half high, clear black, talks pretty
good English; had on when he…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Journal
Date:
July 8, 1783
Location:
Glastonbury, CT
Man and Wench
Three Hundred Dollars Reward. RUNAWAY from the Subscriber, on the Night of the 30th Instant, two NEGROES, a MAN and WENCH; the Man 25 Years of Age, thick-set, and well built, low spoken, speaks as if his Mouth was fill'd with Wool, a down cast Look,…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Journal
Date:
June 2, 1779
Location:
Woodbury, CT
Molatto Boy
TAKEN up as a Runaway, a Molatto Boy, about 13 Years old, has short, black, straight Hair; he says he formerly belonged to one William Rose, of Branford. His Master is desired to take him away, and pay Charges to the Subscriber, Innholder in Milford,…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Journal
Date:
April 8, 1778
Location:
Milford, CT
Daniel
RANAWAY from the Subscriber, last night, a Negro slave, named Daniel, about 19 years old, stout and well-made, a little round-shoulder'd, had on a mix'd blue Jacket, red under ditto, checkt woollen shirt, blue & white mix'd checkt breeches, castor…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Journal
Date:
March 8, 1775
Location:
New Haven, CT
Dunstable
RUNAWAY from the Subscriber, on the 23d Instant, a Negro Boy named Dunstable, about fifteen Years of Age, pretty large and somewhat pitted with the Small Pox on the Nose, which is to be seen if carefully observed; had on when he went off a blue…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Journal
Date:
November 4, 1774
Location:
Middletown, CT