Runaway Connecticut

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Abel

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Run away last Tuesday night, a negro man named Abel, about 20 years old, of a small stature, talks good English; bad on when he went away a fest hat, a greenish colour'd flannel coat with brown lining, a white fustian jacket something wore, a check'd…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: May 10, 1771
Location: Milford CT

Pomp

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Escaped from his keepers at the house of the widow Tharp, in North Haven, on the night of the 13th instant, a Negro fellow named Pomp, lately belonging to James Barker, Esq; of Branford, but now enlisted in Col. Meigs's regiment; who, on the 11th…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: May 17, 1781
Location: North Haven, CT

Hamon

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RUN-away from the subscriber on the 10th inst. a Negro man, named Hamon, more than midling for size, light complexion, one thumb off at the middle joint, about twenty-eight years of age; had on when he went away, a blue coat, a light brown jacket,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 20, 1793
Location: Huntington, CT

Mary

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Ran-away from the Subscriber, in New-London, on the First Day of Jan. last, an Indian Woman Slave named MARY, about 45 years old, is very large made, limps with one of her Legs which is sore and much swelled. Had on a black and white drugget Gown. Is…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: May 28, 1773
Location: New London, CT

Gillium

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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

Isaac Lane

RUN away from me the subscriber on the night before the 12th day of May instant, an apprentice boy named Isaac Lane, his is of a darkish complexion, about 5 feet 3 inches high, and is lame with one of his legs, and mich shorter than the other, he is…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 24, 1774
Location: Chatham, CT

Ezra Prindle, Stephen Hag, Samuel Sturdivant, and William Jemmerson

DESERTED from Capt. Beardslee's company in Col. Swifts regiment, on or about the 25th of March, one Ezra Prindle, late of Woodbury, about 40 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, dark Brown hair, grey eyes, some grey hairs, pitted with the small pox,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 12, 1777
Location: New Fairfield, CT

Henry Vorse

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RAN away from the subscriber in Lebanon, on the 20th day of April last, a certain HENRY CORSE, an intented man servant, aged about 27 years, is about 5 feet 7 inches high, well set, and has black curled hair. - Had on when he went away, a red duffil…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: May 8, 1767
Location: Lebanon, CT

York

FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD. RAN AWAY, yesterday, from the subscriber's farm in Bergen County, New Jersey, a negro man called York, about 22 years of age, tall and thin, being about 5 feet 10 inches high: large eyes, thick lips, has a scar across one of his…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 26, 1800
Location: Bergen County, NJ

Caesar

RAN away from the subscriber a negro man, named Caesar upwards of five feet high, about 23 years of age, took with him, one brown coat, one blue ditto, one brown waistcoat, three pair of stockings, four shirts, two pair of shoes, a pair of silver…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 12, 1777
Location: Springfield, MA