Runaway Connecticut

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Prince

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RUNAWAY on Monday the 14th Instant September, from Gale Yelverton of Poughkeepse, In Duchess-County, a Negro Man, named Prince, 30 Years old, about 5 Feet 5 Inches high a well built Fellow; had on when he went away, a brown Jacket, tore a little down…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: October 17, 1761
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY

Clement

TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. RUN-away from the subscriber living in Redding, on Saturday night last, a Negro Man, named CLEMENT, about a middling stature, very black, has a remarkable twist in his gait as he walks supposed to be occasioned by one leg being…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 12, 1784
Location: Redding, CT

Samuel Ely

RUN away from Head Quarters, about the 5th instant, with the following valuable articles, the infamous, loquacious Samuel Ely, of Somers, formerly an iternerant preacher, and auctioneer of the gospel. This inhuman, plundering villain may be…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 7, 1777
Location: Somers, CT

Lydia Gridley and children

Whereas my wife Lydia, has eloped from my bed and board, and taken with her my children; This is therefore to forbid all persons trusting or harboring her on my account, as I will pay no debts of her contracting after this date. Elisha Gridley.…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 28, 1793
Location: Southington, 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

Cyrus

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Run away on the 5th instant, from John Llyod of Stanford, in the Colony of Connecticut, a negro man servant, named Cyrus, about 5 feet 9 inches high, well built but rather slim waisted, legs, and feet somewhat large, has lost one of more of his teeth…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: October 31, 1761
Location: Stamford, CT

Pomp

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RAN away from the subscriber last April,a negro fellow named POMP, a slave for live, a stout thick fet fellow,very black.Whoever will return said negro to the subscriber, shall have Six-pence reward. All persons are forbid harbouring said fellow on…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: October 12, 1787
Location: Stonington,CT

Mary Bante

NOTICE. ABSOCONDED, or ran away from the service of the subscriber, on the morning of the 9th instant, an indented apprentice by the name of MARY BANTE, about twelve years old, small of her age, of a light complexion; she left her morning chores, and…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 23, 1832
Location: Suffield, CT

Wyllys Rogers

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NOTICE. WYLLYS ROGERS, a mulatto boy, about 14 years of age, being under the care of us the subscribers, having run away from Samuel Aborn's, the place provided for him in this town, we therefore forbid all persons harboring, trusting or employing…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 26, 1819
Location: Tolland, 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