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Susannah Orcutt

Whereas Susannah, the wife of me the Subscriber, hath, for ten or eleven months past, eloped from my bed and board, contrary to my will, and hath embezled my affects. I do hereby forbid all persons harbouring or dealing with her on my account, as I…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 16, 1780
Location: Somers, CT

Prince

ONE GUINEA REWARD. RUN AWAY from his Master, on Tuesday last, a Negro Boy named PRINCE, about fifteen years old, a small likely looking lad, speaks good English, is rather talkative and saucy. He carried with him, an old blue coat with steel buttons,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 2, 1780
Location: Hartford, CT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Charles

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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