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Caleb Moore and Nathaniel Rose

DESERTED from Capt. Parson's company, Col. Charles Webb's regiment some time since, one CALEB MOORE, 24 years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, brown hair, grey eyes, light complexion. --- NATHANIEL ROSE, 32 years old, 5 feet 10 inches high, brown hair,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 26, 1777
Location: Not Specified

Will

RUN away from the subscriber the 22d instant, a negro man named WILL, 22 years of age, talks something broken English; had on a red scarlet broad cloth coat, one old scarlet soldier coat, the buttons marked with the number 40, two brown vests, two…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 26, 1777
Location: Litchfield, CT

Gillium

RUN away from the subscriber the 11th instant, a negro boy named GILLIUM, 18 years of age, but small and slender, very black, talks quick and plain English; had on a light brown jacket and breeches, black and white stockings and half boots. - Whoever…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 26, 1777
Location: Westfield, CT

John Manning

RUN away from Farmington, in the State of Connecticut, (where he was stationed) on the 10th day of May instant, one John Manning, a prisoner of war, belonging to the 10th regiment in the British forces: He is about 30 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 26, 1777
Location: Farmington, CT

Joseph Turner

DESERTED form my company in Col. […] regiment, Joseph Turner an Indian fellow, about 24 years of age, of middling stature, likely to have his wife with him. Said Turner inlisted with Lieut. John Bewell at Hebron some time about the first of April…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 11, 1777
Location: Hebron, CT

Elizabeth Snow

Whereas Elizabeth Snow, wife of me the subscriber hath lately eloped from me and left my house countrary to my will. I hereby forbid all persons trusting her on my account, as I will pay no debt contracted by her after this date. Ebenezer Snow.…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 11, 1777
Location: Sunderland, MA

Samuel Smith

DESERTED from […] first of instant September, from Capt. Abijah Savage's company Col. Sherburne's regiment, a soldier named Samuel Smith, belonging to Middletown, in Connecticut; he is about five feet six inches high, of a dark complexion, blakc…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: September 29, 1777
Location: Middletown, CT

Samuel Ely

RUN away from Head Quarters, about the 5th instant, with the following valuable articles, the infamous, loquacious Samuel Ely, of Somers, formerly an iternerant preacher, and auctioneer of the gospel. This inhuman, plundering villain may be…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 7, 1777
Location: Somers, CT

Jeremiah Rogers, James Burdick, and James Reynolds

BROKE goal in Northampton and escaped the last evening, the following prisoners viz. Jeremiah Rogers late of Colchester or Milford or Lebanon in Connecticut a well set fellow about five feet nine inches high twenty six years old; he was committed for…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: March 17, 1778
Location: Northampton, MA

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