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William Wooding and Thomas Rose

Camp, Canaan, Sept. 13, 1779. DESERTED from Capt. David Edgar's troop, Col. Elisha Sheldon's regiment of Cavalry, two Dragoons, the one named William Wooding, about 21 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, well set, of a dark complexion, has a wife at…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 5, 1779
Location: Canaan, CT

Negro Man

RUN away from the subscriber a Negro Man about 40 years of age, about 5 feet 4 inches high, the grizle of his nose eat out, and the top sunk in. Whoever will take up said run away and confine him so that his master can have him again, shall have one…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 5, 1779
Location: West Simsbury, CT

Charles

RANAWAY from the subscriber about the 12th of September last, a Negro Man named Charles, about 30 Years old, slender built, speaks broken English; it is supposed he is concealed in this Town by some evil minded Person - Whoever shall take up said…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: October 20, 1779
Location: Wallingford, CT

Seth Ranney

RUN away from the subscriber on the night following the 14th of August last, an apprentice boy named SETH RANNEY, about 5 feet 6 inches high, 18 years of age, wore away a red brown jacket, checkt shirt, brown trowsers, new shoes, felt hat, had a…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: November 23, 1779
Location: Middletown, CT

John Stringer and William [Hirons]

Horse Neck, 19 November, 1779. DESERTED from Capt. Jonathan Pettibone's company, Col. Matthew Mead's regiment, about the 15th of September, John Stringer and William [Hirons], the former about 22 years of age, 6 feet high, light complexion, long red…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: November 30, 1779
Location: Horse Neck, CT

Wooder

RAN-AWAY from the Subscriber, a Negro Fellow, named WOODER, about 22 years old, this country born, about 5 feet 8 inches high, thick lips, something long savoured, has a scar on the back of one of his hands, (that was burnt when he was a child,) when…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: December 14, 1779
Location: Lime, CT

Alavac Carver

DESERTED from Capt. Gamaliel Painters company of artificers, one Alavac Carver, about 20 years of age, well set fellow, about 5 feet 7 inches high. Whoever will take up said Carver and return him to his Captain at Fish Kill, shall have three Dollars…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: December 14, 1779
Location: Middletown, CT

Jesse Perce and Nathan Barney

TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD. STOLEN from the subscriber, one blew cloath […], wings lined, with green blew mohair buttons, except under the arms, those are yellow: one blanket sutout coat rather larger than a middling size, bound with light brown…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: January 4, 1780
Location: Danbury, 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

London

RUN away from me the subscriber about the 28th February last, a Negro man named LONDON, about 50 years of age, had on when he went away, a straight bodied blue coat and leather breeches, as to his other clothing I am not certain; he is a middling…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: March 14, 1780
Location: Hartford, CT