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Bud, Nabey, and Lettice

Three Hundred DOLLARS Reward. LAST night ran away from the subscriber, a Negro man and Negro girl, the man about 25 years old, thick, well built, speaks low, and shews his teeth when he speaks, has a down look, this country born, his name is BUD, the…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: June 8, 1779
Location: Woodbury, CT

Joseph Bradly, Thomas Slater, and Thomas Ward

Hartford, June 19, 1779. ESCAPED from the goal last Tuesday afternoon, 3 prisoners of war, viz. Joseph Bradly, a tall lusty man, perhaps near 40 years old, was a serjeant of grenadiers, very poorly cloathed, his outside covering was a very poor…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 6, 1779
Location: Hartford, CT

Rogers

RUN away from the subscriber on the night after the 22d day of July, a yoiung man, called his name ROGERS, about 5 feet 10 inches high, light colour'd hair, slow of speech; had a blue coat and vest check shirt, strip trowsers, a large pair of diamond…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 17, 1779
Location: Enfield, CT

Benjamin Robertson and Abraham Baily

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD. DESERTED from Conductor Olmsted's company of Teamsters in Continental service, the 16th July last BENJAMIN ROBERTSON, formerly of East Haddam, of a middling statute, dark complexion, about 20 years of age. Also, ABRAHAM…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 24, 1779
Location: Hartford, CT

Hannah Huffman

Whereas Hannah Huffmna, wife of me the subscriber hath lately elped from me, and left me contrary to my will. I hereby forbid all persons trusting her on my account. as I will not pay any debt contracted by her after this date. Simon Huffman.…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 24, 1779
Location: Middletown, CT

Moses M. Cann, Daniel Kiefee, William Haslet, John Barr, Michael Stratford, Morris Roach, Francis Ducros, and Michael Valarant

ONE HUNDRED & SIXTY DOLLARS Reward. DESERTED from my regiment, the following men, v.z. MOSES M CANN, an Irishman, about 26 years of age, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, is stout well made, and has dark brown hair tied behind. DANIEL KIEFEE, an…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 31, 1779
Location: Camp Haverhill

William Johnstone

FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD. Run away from the sunscriber, living in Hartford in June last, a small LAD named William Johnstone, alias William Sutherland, about 4 feet high, 14 years ofl, sandy hair, grey eyes. - Whoever will return said run away to the…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: September 14, 1779
Location: Hartford, CT

Sebbel Ladd

Whereas Sebbel Ladd, my wife, hath lately eloped from me contrary to my will, and by the advice of other people has carried away my household goods. And I having a desire she would return to her duty again and live with me as she ought, do therefore…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: September 28, 1779
Location: East Windsor, CT

Abraham Ferris, Robert Dunkley, and William Sheene

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD. DESERTED from my company of Artificers in July last, Abraham Ferris, Robert Dunkley, and William Sheene; Ferris is a carpenter by trade, belonged to Stanford in Connecticut, about 45 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high;…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: September 28, 1779
Location: Middletown, CT

David Day, Jr. and Sumner Banks

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD. DESERTED from my Company of artificers, in July last, David Day, junr. Carpenter by trade, belongs to Killingley, state of Connecticut, about 23 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, short brown hair, grey eyes; also Sumner…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: September 28, 1779
Location: Middletown, CT