Runaway Connecticut

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Charles

STOLEN and run away from the subscriber the night after the 18th of Aptil, two or three Crowns and Eleven Dollars, and sundry other things, whoever will take up said theif shall have thirteen pence half-penny reward and no charges paid. All persons…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 27, 1797
Location: Woodbury, CT

John Brown and Isaac Buck

Made their escape from the County Goal in Litchfield on the night of the 25th of January 1772, the following persons, viz. the notorious John Brown, and Isaac Buck. Brown was committed for breaking open the dwelling house of the Rev Mr. Lee of…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 4, 1772
Location: Litchfield, CT

Nero

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Feb. 27, 1769. RUN-away from the subscriber of Hartford, on the 15th instant, a negro man, named NERO, about 35 years of age, about 5 feet 4 inches high, speaks bad English. Had on when he went away, a light colour'd great coat, a pair of buckskin…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 27, 1769
Location: Hartford, CT

Simon

25 Dollars REWARD. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, living in Montgomery, Orange county, on the night of the 13th inst. a NEGRO MAN, named Simon, about 20 years of age, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, stout built and very black, plays very well on the violin…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 16, 1803
Location: Montgomery, NY

Dont (alias Jonathan), Bob, Bob, Lew, and Andrew

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Run away from HACHALIAH BAILY, on the 10th of last June, a negro boy named DONT or JONATHAN, 20 years old, is a short thick set fellow, is apt to get drunk when he gets liquor, he chews tobacco, has lived several years with JONATHAN WARD, at East…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 25, 1807
Location: North Salem, NY

Josiah Russel

Run-away from the subscriber in New-Hartford, the 5th instant, Josiah Russel, an apprentice boy, about eighteen years of age, of a short thick sett make, with light coloured hair, had on for clothes, a snuff colored homespun coat, cotton waistcoat,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 25, 1793
Location: New Hartford, CT

David Clark, Joseph Green, Jonathan Smith, Robert Dunkley, Peleg Burdick, and Abraham Ferris

THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD. DESERTED some time past from Capt. William Sizer's company of Artificers, David Clark and Joseph Green, both inhabitants of Milford, carpenters by trade. Said Clark aged about 38 years, and Green 58. Also, Jonathan…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 22, 1780
Location: West Point

Stephen

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FOUR DOLLARS REWARD. Run away from the subscriber in September last, a Negro man named Stephen, born in Lebanon, in the colony of Connecticut, is a stout fellow, frouzled hair, is part Indian, hath remarkable scars made by the king's evil breaking…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 29, 1768
Location: Nine Partners, NY

William Emons

DESERTED from my company of Artificers, one William Emons, of Litchfield, a large stout fellow, grey eyes, short black hair, about 30 years of age, a Carpenter by trade. Whoever will take up said Emons and return him to his company, shall have forty…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 23, 1779
Location: Litchfield, CT

Ephraim Smith

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RUN-AWAY; THE 30th of June last, from Dr. ELIOT RAWSON of Middletown, in the Colony of Connecticut, an assigned Servant, Ephraim Smith, born on the East Side of the great River in said Middletown, about 26 Years of Age, of middling Stature, perhaps…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 18, 1768
Location: Middletown, CT