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Bond

TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. RUNAWAY from the subscriber, of Canaan, in Litchfield County a Negro man named BOND, about 27 Years old, six Feet high, well sett, one of his upper Fore Teeth broke out, this Country born stutters a little, had a Fiddle with…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 17, 1774
Location: Canaan, CT

Zephaniah Ramsdel, John Roberts, and James Williams

Last Saturday night New Gate Prison was again broke open, and the following persons made their escape, viz. Zephaniah Ramsdel about 27 years of age, about 5 feet 8 inches high, lightish yellow hair something short, grey eyes, thinish face; had on a…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 3, 1774
Location: Simsbury, CT

William Johnson Crawford and Daniel Humphry

Simsbury, April 11, 1774. LAST Saturday night the prisoners in New Gate Prison in Simsbury opened a way that had been in part stop'd up, that led from the place of their confinement into an old deep shaft that was partly filled with rocks and stones.…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 3, 1774
Location: Simsbury, CT

Negro Man

RUN away from Elihu Hyde of Spencer Town on the 17th day of instant April, a Negro Man about 26 years of age, had on when he went away a mix'd colour'd short coat, black and blue, an under double breasted waistcoat, one side of it plaid, dirty…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: April 26, 1774
Location: Spencertown, NY

Caesar and Cuff

TEN DOLLARS Reward. RAN-AWAY from the Subscriber of Bedford, in the Province of New York, on Sunday the 10th Instant, two Negro Men, one named Caesar, about 32 Years old, about 6 Feet high, knock-knee'd, has with him a grey Great Coat, two grey…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: April 22, 1774
Location: Bedford, NY

Norman Newell

Six Shillings Reward. RUN AWAY from the subscriber living in Farmington, in the county of Hartford, an apprentice boy named Norman Newell, about 14 years of age, lightish complexion, brown hair, a large kernel underneath his jawbone - Had on a light…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: March 15, 1774
Location: Farmington, CT

John Hinson

Ten Dollars Reward. LAST Night escaped from New Gate Prison at Simsbury, one John Hinson, lately committed for Burglary, who is about 5 Feet 6 Inches high, has black Eyes, dark Hair, of a hair Complexion, and about twenty Years of Age - (he was…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: January 11, 1774
Location: Simsbury, CT

George White

Run away from me the subscriber, on the 26th day of Dec. instant, a servant boy named George White, about 19 years old, 5 feet 6 inches high, had on when he went away an old felt hat, a brown out side jacket an old cloth colour'd under ditto, a check…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: January 11, 1774
Location: East Windsor, CT

Samuel Cook

Two Dollar Reward, Run away from the subscriber, in Canterbury, an apprentice boy, named Samuel Cook, (twenty years of age) five feet eight inches high, well set, a black smith by trade. Had on and carried with him, a claret coloured coat and jacket,…
Newspaper: The Norwich Packet
Date: November 30, 1773
Location: Canterbury, CT

Pero

Ten Dollars Reward. RUnaway from the subscriber, the night after the 22d instant, a Molatto fellow named PERO, about 23 years old, well set his short curl'd hair lately cut, about 5 feet 4 inches high, had on when he went off a light brown coat, a…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: September 28, 1773
Location: Hartford, CT