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Edward Sneyd, William Cook, John Russel, and John Coggin
In the Evening following the 8th day of November instant, two of the Continental Prisoners broke out of Windham county goal, and made their escape, viz. Lieut. Edward Sneyd, about 22 years of age, middling height, slim built, wears his own hair of a…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Gazette
Date:
November 15, 1776
Location:
Windham, CT
York
RAN-away from Josiah Willabie, of Goshen, in Litchfield County, on or about the 19th of October last, a NEGRO MAN, named YORK (formerly belonged to Colonel Pitkin, of Hartford) he is about 51 Years of Age, and of a middling Stature; had on, as is…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Journal
Date:
November 20, 1776
Location:
Goshen, CT
Timothy Higgins
Deserted from Capt. Elizur Hubbards company, of the 17th regiment, Timothy Higgins, about 20 years of age, light complexion, about 5 feet 8 inches high. Whoever will take up said deserter, and return him to said regiment or company, shall have five…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
December 2, 1776
Location:
Not Specified
Benjamin Higgins
Fidteen Dollars Reward. DESERTED from the iron furnace in Hardwick, a shortish well set man, with brown hair, swarthy complexion, called his name Benjamin Higgins, is from Norwich-Landing, said he had lived with Wm. Colt, merchant, it is likely he…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
December 16, 1776
Location:
Hardwick, MA
Robin
RAN away from the subscriber in Waterbury, on Sunday evening the 1st instant December, a NEGRG MAN named ROBIN, about 27 years old, about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, a well set fellow, has had the small-pox; had on or carried with him a pair of new…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Journal
Date:
December 25, 1776
Location:
Waterbury, CT
Caesar
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
Elisha Sherman, Charles Sweet, and Joseph Moor
DESERTED from Capt. Joshua Conkey's company of rangers, in the county of Charlotte, and state of New York, Elisha Sherman, Charles Sweet, and Joseph Moor, lately living at Arlington in the New Hampshire grants, and suppos'd to be at Newtown in…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
December 30, 1776
Location:
New Perth, NY
James M'Even
Run away from the subscriber in the evening of the 1st instant, an apprentice in the shoe-makers trade, named James M'Even, about 20 years old, he is of a slender make, has something of a round face, and is about 5 feet 5 inches high, he says but…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
January 6, 1777
Location:
New Milford, CT
Boston
RUN away from the subscriber the 4th of Dec. a negro man named BOSTON, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, had on an old brown camblet coat mixt blue and white woolen jacket, check'd woolen shirt, blue and white mixt stockings, calf skin pumps an old beaver…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
January 20, 1777
Location:
Great Barrington, MA
Cuff
Runaway from the subscriber a few days since a negro boy, named Cuff, about 20 years of age, middling in stature, full eye, had on a blue coating watch-coat, leather breeches, the rest of his cloaths brown homespun. Whoever will take up and return…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
January 20, 1777
Location:
East Hartford, CT