Runaway Connecticut

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Bristol

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RANAWAY last night from the subscribers living in East-Greenwich, a negro man, slaved named BRISTOL, by trade a shipwright and cocker, brought up in the town of Newport; he is of a yellow complexion, aged about 26 years, 5 feet 9 inches high, with a…

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…
Location: Stonington,CT

Frank

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Runaway, a negro boy slave, named Frank,--he left the subscriber’s house in Lyme, Black-Point, on Friday night, the 29th inst. And has not since returned. He is about 20 years old, 5 feet 5 inches high, square built, has a large mouth, thick lips,…
Location: Lyme, CT

Noco

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Ten Dollars Reward ! RUNAWAY, ON Sunday night last, from the subscriber, a negro boy named Noco, aged about 18 years; pretty slim built, about 5 feet 8 inches high, walks with his toes turned out very much. Wore and carried away a great coat of…
Location: Waterford, CT

Sam

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Twenty Dollars Reward. RUNAWAY from the Subscriber on Thursday the 9th Inst. a NEGROMAN named SAM, about 24 Years old, but appears by his Countenance to be much older, a tall, stout, well built Fellow, in Colour a dark yel-low. has a very large Foot,…
Location: New Haven, CT

Steph

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Stop a Runaway! September 30, 1772. RAN-AWAY from the subscriber (of Bedford, in the County of West-Chester, and Province of New-York,) on the Night after the 24th of September, Instant, a Negro Man named STEPH, about 6 Feet high, about 30 Years old,…
Location: Bedford, NY

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…
Location: Wallingford, CT

Obadiah

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TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. RUN away from the subscriber, an indented servant mulatto boy, named Obadiah, 16 years of age, about 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, of a slender make; had on when he went away, a brown linsey woolsey jacket, a tow shirt, an old…
Location: Fairfield, CT

Joseph Sherry

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Run-away from the subscriber, on the night of the 30th of September last, and apprentice boy named Joseph Sherry, aged about nineteen years, small of stature, and dark complexion. Whoever shall take up and return to me said boy, shall have a gerous…
Location: East Haddam, 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…
Location: Staatsburg, NY