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Tamor

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RUN away from the subscriber living in Green's-Farms Parish, Fairfield, a NEGRO WENCH, named TAMOR, the 10th inst. about 19 years of age, having a child with her about 15 months old, and pregnant with another, nigh her time. Whoever will take up and…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: June 20, 1782
Location: Fairfield, CT

Gerusha Wolcott

Whereas Gerusha, the Wife of the Subscriber, hath eloped, and refuses to live with me, --- This is to forbid all Persons trusting her on my Account, as I will pay no debts of her contracting after this date. Caleb Wolcott. Wethersfield, May 31, 1782.
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: June 25, 1782
Location: Wethersfield, CT

Darby

Five Dollars Reward, RAN AWAY from the subscriber, living in Sharon, about the 20th of June last, a NEGRO MAN, named DARBY, about 5 feet six inches high, 25 years of age, speaks broken; had on when he went away, a tow cloth shirt and trowsers only;…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 30, 1782
Location: Sharon, CT

Dick

RAN AWAY from the subscriber, on Sunday night, the 21st ult. a NEGRO MAN, name DICK, stout built, a scar on the right side of his neck, another on his ancle bone; carried off with him a Grey Coat, a red Under Jacket, a Linen Do. an old Woollen Shirt,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 6, 1782
Location: Saybrook, CT

Henry Browning

Run away from the Subscriber on the night of 6th inst. a Negro SERVANT, about 5 feet high, of a yellow complexion, very crooked legs, about 28 years old, calls himself HENRY BROWNING, had on when we went away, a gray loose Coat, blue Jacket, white…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: September 17, 1782
Location: Hartford, CT

Pomp

RUN-away on Monday night the 9th instant, a Negro man named POMP, about 30 years of age, a short thick fellow, lame in his right foot, occasioned by a cut with an ax; carried with him a blue broad cloath coat with a red cape, a green broad cloth coat…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 1, 1782
Location: Hartford, CT

Grig, Jack, Frank, and Peter

ON the night of the 8th instant, run away from the subscribers, four Negro men one named GRIG and one JACK. Grig about 21 years of age and Jack about 19, about 5 feet 1 or 2 inches high, Greg has a scar on his left cheek and neck occasioned by the…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 22, 1782
Location: Bethlem, CT

Dick

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TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
RUN away from the subscriber the 7th inst. a MOLATTO fellow, named DICK, 22 years of age, about 5 feet 2 or 3 inches high, middling thick, pitted with the small pox, walks wide with his knees, pretty surly look: had on when he…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: October 24, 1782
Location: Staatsburg, NY

Peter

Inticed away by some evil minded person, the 9th of August, a Negro Lad, between 16 and 18 years of age, named PETER, had on a striped linen Coat, and Jacket, plain tow cloth Shirt and Trowsers, an old blue broadcloth Coat, with polished buttons…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: November 12, 1782
Location: Hartford, CT

Derry and Dan

RAN away on Monday Night the 28th Instant, a negro Man named DERRY, about 27 years of age, six feet and about 2 inches high, pretty slim, looks a little cross eyed, his feet very extraordinary large and long, carried with him one caster Hat, two…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: November 19, 1782
Location: Chatham, CT