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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…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: October 3, 1804
Location: Waterford, CT

an Apprentice Boy and a Negro Man

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RUN-away from Josiah Griswold, of Weathersfield, the Night after the 24th Instant, an Apprentice Boy about 17 Years of Age, about 5 Feet thre Inches high, dark Complexion, wears his own long black Hair, had on, and carried with him, a light colour'd…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 27, 1766
Location: Weathersfield, CT

Servant Lad

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RUN AWAY from me the subscriber of Weathersfield, on Monday the 25th inst. a Servant Lad, about 11 or 12 years of age, had on when he went away an old Hat, a light blue Jacket, a pair white tow Trowsers, no shoes when he went away. Whoever takes up…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 2, 1769
Location: Weathersfield, CT

Negro Man

RUN away from the subscriber a Negro Man about 40 years of age, about 5 feet 4 inches high, the grizle of his nose eat out, and the top sunk in. Whoever will take up said run away and confine him so that his master can have him again, shall have one…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 5, 1779
Location: West Simsbury, CT

Negro Man

RUN-away from the Subscriber the 21st of September Instant, a New Negro Man, about 25 Years old, 5 Feet 9 Inches high, well sett, talks but a little English, calls himself a Portuguese, and talks a little of the Tongue---Had on a white flannel Jacket…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 10, 1774
Location: Wethersfield, CT

William Comes

RUN away from the subscriber in the night of the 24th inst, an indented apprentice by the name of WILLIAM COMES, 18 years old about this time, is about five feet high, black hair, slow in speech and motion. Whoever will take up and return said…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 27, 1800
Location: Windsor, CT