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Joseph Bradly, Thomas Slater, and Thomas Ward

Hartford, June 19, 1779. ESCAPED from the goal last Tuesday afternoon, 3 prisoners of war, viz. Joseph Bradly, a tall lusty man, perhaps near 40 years old, was a serjeant of grenadiers, very poorly cloathed, his outside covering was a very poor…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 6, 1779
Location: Hartford, CT

Bud, Nabey, and Lettice

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Three Hundred DOLLARS Reward. LAST night ran away from the subscriber, a Negro man and Negro girl, the man about 25 years old, thick, well built, speaks low, and shews his teeth when he speaks, has a down look, this country born, his name is BUD, the…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: June 8, 1779
Location: Woodbury, CT

Man and Wench

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Three Hundred Dollars Reward. RUNAWAY from the Subscriber, on the Night of the 30th Instant, two NEGROES, a MAN and WENCH; the Man 25 Years of Age, thick-set, and well built, low spoken, speaks as if his Mouth was fill'd with Wool, a down cast Look,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: June 2, 1779
Location: Woodbury, CT

Zilpah Smith

Whereas Zilpah, the wife of me the Subscriber has (with doing her utmost to ruin my character,) eloped from my bed and board. This is therefore to forbid all persons trusting her on my account, as I will not pay any debt she contracts after this…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 11, 1779
Location: Ruport

John Johnstone and James Furgerson

SIXTY DOLLARS REWARD. DESERTED from me the subscriber, at Bennington, State of Vermont, two soldiers, namely, JOHN JOHNSTONE, and JA,ES FURGERSON, who had inlisted with me, to serve in an expedition in defense of the northern frontiers of this state,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 4, 1779
Location: Bennington, VT

Negro Man

RUN-away from the subscriber in Woodbury, a Negro Man, about 23 years of age, very black and trim built a small head and flat nose and pitted on the nose with the small pox; he is about 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high; took away with him a butternut…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: April 20, 1779
Location: Woodbury, CT

James Foster

DESERTED from the 8th Connecticut Battalion about theh 7th instant, JAMES FOSTER, an Irishman, about 40 years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, brown hair, walks trim, speaks very plausible, has lost the sight of one eye, had with him a new red regimental…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: March 23, 1779
Location: Reading, CT

Martha Allen

Whereas Martha, the wife of me the subscriber, has eloped from my bed and board; These are therefore to forbid all persons crediting her on my account, as I will not pay any debt or contract she many make hereafter. David Allen, Jun. East Windsor,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: March 9, 1779
Location: East Windsor, CT

Zil

TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. RUN away from the subscriber in October last, a Negro Wench named ZIL, about 15 years old, small of her age, pretends she is free, the last she has been heard of she was going to Lenox. Whoever will return her to her master…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: March 2, 1779
Location: Sharon, CT

Nathan Stark

FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD. RUN away from his bail one Nathan Stark, of Lebanon, in the State of Connecticut, on the 23rd day of January 1779, is about 50 years old, midling statute, had a large red nose; and we the subscribers being bound in bond…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: March 2, 1779
Location: Lebanon, CT