Runaway Connecticut

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Nabby Anderson

Whereas Nabby my wife, has eloped from my bed and board, and there is danger of her involving me in debt - this is to forbid all persons harboring or trusting her on my account, as I will pay no debt of her contracting after this date. Sauney…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 8, 1792
Location: Glastenbury, 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

Peter Parker

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RUN-away from me the subscriber about the 6th instant, Peter Parker, he being my own natural son, is about 17 years of age. This is therefore to forbid all persons trading with or harboring, or trusting said boy, on penalty of the law. SAMUEL PARKER.…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 26, 1795
Location: Enfield, 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

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

Joseph Bukley Wood

Ran away from the Subscriber, on the night of 27th of September inst. an apprentice boy, named Joseph Bukley Wood, about nineteen years of age. Said run-away will be known by his foul language and intoxication whenever he can get liquor. Whoever…
Newspaper: Litchfield Monitor
Date: October 2, 1793
Location: Harwinton, CT

Caesar Sambo

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Notice: is hereby given, that there is now in Litchfield Goal, a Molatta Fellow, who calls himself Caesar Sambo, about 5 feet 10 Inches high, speaks good English, well made, and sprightly, and is about 25 years old : he says he is free, and that he…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: October 31, 1761
Location: Greenwich, RI

John Way

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Farmington, Sept. 12, 1769. RUN-Away from the subscriber of Farmington, on the 1st of Sept. inst. a Molatto, Indian and Negro blood, named John Way, about 30 years of age, about 6 feet high, slim built, speaks good English, small voice, wears his own…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 2, 1769
Location: Farmington, CT

Jere

NOTICE is hereby given to the creditors to the estate of TABITHA BIGELOW, late of Hartford, deceased, that the Hon. Court of Probate for the district of Hartford has allowed three months from the date for said creditors to exhibit their claims for…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 31, 1785
Location: Hartford, 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