Runaway Connecticut

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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

Joseph Stantcliff

DESERTED from Capt. Samuel Granger's company, one Joseph Stantcliff. Said Stantcliff was drafted to serve in the continental army until the first day of January next; he is about 5 feet 7 inches high, about 39 years of age, black hair, dark…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 7, 1777
Location: Hartford, CT

Joshua Deland

RUN away from the subscriber in Colchester, Marlborough Society, on the evening of 29th of June last, an apprentice Boy named Joshua Deland aged 16 years, small of his age, light complexion, and much inclined to talk; carried with him a homemade…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 25, 1796
Location: Colchester, CT

Katharine Knox

On the morning of the 19th inst. eloped from her husband, living in Schenectada, Katharine Knox, his wife; her only provocation was being instigated by evil advisers, &c. This is therefore to caution all persons from trusting or crediting her, as I…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 8, 1776
Location: Schenectada, NY

Lott and Jacob

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Forty Dollars Reward. RUN away from the subscribers on sunday the 6th day of June instant, Two Negro men, one named LOTT, about 35 years old - five feet nine or ten inches high - a sober, surly, down looking, black fellow - a little bald on the fore…
Newspaper: American Mercury
Date: July 5, 1790
Location: Elizabeth, NJ

Luke Duin

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Run-away last Monday, from the subscriber of Chatham, an Irishman between 30 and 40 years of age, of a dark complexion, wears his own dark hair, a little inclining to a curl, of a middling stature carries his head a little back, a thin face, long…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 29, 1768
Location: Chatham, CT

Lyman Dwight Brewster

RAN away from the subscriber on Sunday morning, the 15th inst. an indented negro boy, by the name of Lyman Dwight Brewster, 14 years old, rather small of stature; said boy wore away a new felt hat, black coat, light vest, check cotton pantaloons,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 8, 1823
Location: East Windsor, CT

Mary Alvord

Whereas I the subscriber have removed from East Haddam to Winchester, and my wife Mary utterly refusing to remove to my bed and board, by which refusal she hath forfeited the privileges of a wife - These therefore are to forbid all persons trading…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 30, 1771
Location: East Haddam, CT

Mary Pettibone

I am so unhappy in my last marriage as to inform the public that my wife Mary has privately run me in debt at many places, and has absented herself from my bed and board, and carried off with her all she bro't with her, and thirty pounds or upwards…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 30, 1771
Location: Goshen, CT

Mason Green

FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. ESCAPED from his keepers on the night after the 12th day of inst. July, at the dwelling-house of Daniel Pitkin, jun. inkeeper in East-Hartford, in the county of Hartford, Mason Green, of East-Windsor, in said county, being a…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 24, 1811
Location: East Hartford, CT