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Peter

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RAN away from the subscriber, on the night of the 21st instant, a NEGROE BOY, 20 years of age, named Peter, a very short thick set fellow; wore away a black and white mixt colour'd coat and vest, deer skin breeches, check'd woolen shirt, dark black…
Newspaper: Litchfield Monitor
Date: March 9, 1791
Location: Huntington, CT

Mary Miller

Whereas Mary the wife of the subscriber has eloped from my bed and board. These are to warn all persons from harboring or trusting her on my account, for I will pay no debt of her contracting after this date. William Miller. Torrington, Feb. 12,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 28, 1791
Location: Torrington, CT

Elijah Tinker

Run-away from the subscriber a boy named Elijah Tinker, 16 years of age; carried with him when he went away one brown coat, short folds, one do. [dark] blue fagathee, one white shirt, two check do. one pair check linen trousers, one do. brown, one…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: November 22, 1790
Location: Not Specified

Phebe Hall

Whereas Phebe the wife of me the subscriber, having some time past eloped, and before said elopement, conducted in a very shameful, wicked and lascivious manner: these are to forbid all persons trusting her upon my account, as I will pay no debt she…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 18, 1790
Location: Bristol, CT

Will

Twenty Dollars Reward. RUN away, on Sunday the third inst. a Negro Man, named WILL, who lately arrived with his master from the West Indies. The said fellow is about twenty five years of age, five feet six inches high, stout thick make, has two marks…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 11, 1790
Location: Hartford, CT

Sylvester Roberts and Joshua Ristey

Three Pence Half Penny Reward. RUN away from the subscriber, the 11th instant, two Lads, apprentices to the Blacksmith trade, one of them named Sylvester Roberts, about five feet ten inches high, light complexion, grey eyes, long brown hair, thin…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: September 6, 1790
Location: East Hartford, CT

Tom

FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. Run away from Josiah Phelps, of Windsor, on the 13th of May, a negro fellow named Tom, about five feet four inches high, one of his fore fingers is straight, stutters some, about 40 years old, and slim built - took away with him…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: September 6, 1790
Location: Windsor, 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

James Lee

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Run-away from the subscriber, an Apprentice-Boy, bound by the hon. selectmen of the town of Lichtfield 'till he was 20 years old, an apprentice boy named James Lee. Said boy was moored in the west part of Lichtfield, and has slipt his cable in the…
Newspaper: Lichtfield Monitor
Date: July 12, 1790
Location: Litchfield, CT

Lott and Jacob

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Forty Dollars Reward. RUN away from the subscribers on sunday the 6th day of June instant, Two Negro men, one named LOTT, about 35 years old - five feet nine or ten inches high - a sober, surly, down looking, black fellow - a little bald on the fore…
Newspaper: American Mercury
Date: July 5, 1790
Location: Elizabeth, NJ