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Ebenezer Parks

RUN AWAY from Thomas Stedman, Jun. of Windham on the 12th day of March 1769 an apprentice boy named EBENEZER PARKS, about 19 years old, a thick well set fellow had a coat deep blue bound with pale blue and the hair on one of his eye lids half White…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: March 20, 1769
Location: Windham, CT

Nero

Feb. 27, 1769. RUN-away from the subscriber of Hartford, on the 15th instant, a negro man, named NERO, about 35 years of age, about 5 feet 4 inches high, speaks bad English. Had on when he went away, a light colour'd great coat, a pair of buckskin…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 27, 1769
Location: Hartford, CT

Benjamin Heth

RUN away from the subscriber of Sandisfield, on the first of December last, and apprentice, named Benjamin Heth, about 18 years of age, wears his own long light colour'd hair, about 5 feet high, had on when he went away, a mix'd blue homespun coat, a…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 13, 1769
Location: Sandersfield, MA

Isaac

FIVE DOLLARS REWARD, RAN away from the Subscriber, on the 25th Day of Nov. last, a Negro Man Servant named Isaac, about 5 Feet 6 or 7 Inches high, well Set of a down Look, and a Scar on his Forehead, something slow of Speech, loves strong Liquor and…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: December 23, 1768
Location: North Kingstown, RI

Abijab Curtis

Run away from the subscriber in Wallingford, a shoe maker, an apprentice, named Abijab Curtis, about 19 years of age; had on and carried with him, a blue coat with metal buttons, one oldish brown ditto, one brown waistcoat with sleeves, one ditto…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: November 9, 1768
Location: Wallingford, CT

John Nickliss

RUN-AWAY from the subscriber, on the 11th instant, a French indented servant, for stealing, named John Nickliss; had on when he went away a black and blue outside vest, a striped waistcoat, a pair of yellow thickset breeches, black and blue…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: September 16, 1768
Location: Danbury, CT

Luke Duin

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

John Jordan

Ran away from me the subscriber, in Plainfield, the night following the 16th instant, an apprentice boy, about 18 years old, named John Jordan, he is of a middling figure, and fresh complexion; he wore and carried away with him a good beaver hatt and…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: June 17, 1768
Location: Plainfield, CT

Sobiner

New London, May 16, 1768. Stolen or Run-away from the subscriber, on the 14th Instant, a Negro Woman named SOBINER, between 30 and 40 Years of Age, of a slender Body, and middling Stature, talks good English, and can read well; carried off with her…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: June 10, 1768
Location: New London, CT

Miles Cook

RUN away from the Subscriber of West Hartford, on the 18th Inst. an Apprentice Lad, named Miles Cook, about 19 Years of Age, five Feet four Inches high, brown Hair; carried away a blue Great Coat, a good suit of brown Cloth, yellow Buttons, and…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 9, 1768
Location: West Hartford, CT