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Lettice

Ran away from the Subscriber last Night, a Negro Woman named Lettice, she's of a very sprightly make, of midling height, and slender built, borne upon Long Island, speaks good English, carried with her a coarse purple and white chintz Gown; a strip'd…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: May 28, 1773
Location: Norwich, CT

Mary

Ran-away from the Subscriber, in New-London, on the First Day of Jan. last, an Indian Woman Slave named MARY, about 45 years old, is very large made, limps with one of her Legs which is sore and much swelled. Had on a black and white drugget Gown. Is…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: May 28, 1773
Location: New London, CT

Toney and Samuel Gilbert

Fifteen Dollars Reward. RUN-AWAY from the subscriber of Hebron on the evening after the 10th instant, a negro man named TONEY, about 6 feet high, very black talkative and of a sprightly countenance, about 24 or 25 years old-carried away with him 1…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: June 15, 1773
Location: Hebron, CT

Sambo

RUN AWAY from John Garnsey of Amenia Precinct in Dutchess County, on the 29th of May last, a Negro man named Sambo, a large well set fellow, pitted with the small pox, talks very broken, had with him a grey great coat, a light coloured vest, a pair…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: June 22, 1773
Location: Dutchess County, NY

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

Prince

Ran away from me the Subscriber, of East Hampton, on Long Island, the 11th of June last, a NEGRO Man Slave named PRINCE, but has since called himself sundry different Names: He lived about Six Years with Mr. Daniel Denison, at Stonington, in New…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: July 9, 1773
Location: East Hampton, NY

Thomas Pierce

Run-away from me the subscriber on the 12th instant, one Thomas Pierce, a stout thick set fellow, about 21 years of age; had on when he went away, a brown waistcoat, a check linen shirt, a pair of cloth breeches, and linnen stockings.  He took with…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 19, 1773
Location: Hartford, CT

Mary Flowers

Wheras MARY the Wife of me the subscriber, has since my intermarriage with her, behaved herself in a very unbecoming manner, and has injured me in the most tender part, and I am apprehensive intends to run me in debt - These are to warn all persons…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 10, 1773
Location: Hartford, CT

Peter

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

Edward Peters and Rufus Cooper

16 Dollars Reward. RAN away from the subscriber in Pittsfield in the county of Berkshire, on the 7th June last, two Molatto Servants one named Edward Peters, about 35 years old, of a middling stature, round shouldered, bushy hair, and has lost his…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: September 7, 1773
Location: Pittsfield, MA