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Newport, Sarah, Rufus, Israel, Gershom, Rhena, Chloe, and Amos

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Ran-away from their Master, Capt. Samuel Chapman, of Tolland, on the Night of the 9th Instant, a Negro Man Servant named NEWPORT, about 40 Years of Age, of middling Stature, well set, of a light swarthy Complexion, has left the Top of one or two of…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: November 20, 1769
Location: Tolland, CT

Joseph Cuffe

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Ten Dollars Reward! Ran away from the subscriber, in Harwich, in the county of Barnstable, some time last spring, a negro man servant named JOSEPH CUFFE, about 36 years of age, he speaks good English, has left both his great toes; he very well…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: December 22, 1769
Location: Harwich, MA

Tom Card

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Ran-away from the subscriber, of South Kingston, in the colony of Rhode Island, on the 10th inst. A negro man named Tom, he often calls himself Tom Card, a stout, well-built fellow, about 20 years old, had on when he went away, a light colored…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: December 22, 1769
Location: South Kingston, RI

John Anson

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RUN AWAY from the subscriber of West-Hartford, on the Monday, the 25th of December last, an indentured servant, named John Anson, an Englishman, about 22 years of age about 5 feet 9 inches high, wears is his own curl'd Black hair, dark complection,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: January 1, 1770
Location: West Hartford, CT

William Dawson

RAN-AWAY From his master Epaphras Bull of Hartford, in Connecticut on the night of the 12th inst. One WILLIAM DAWSON by name, who was assigned to him in service, by the hon County Court for the County of New London, in November last, for the term of…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: March 5, 1770
Location: Hartford, CT

Uriah Cross

TEN DOLLARS REWARD. RUN AWAY the night after the first inst. from the subscriber in Toland, an apprentice boy named Uriah Cross, about 20 years of age, 5 feet and 4 inches high, thick set, wears his own dark colour'd hair, his left hand something…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: March 5, 1770
Location: Toland, CT

Betty Ned

Whereas Betty Ned, So called, to whom I was once married, hath for several years eloped from my bed and board, and has had children by other men, hath run me in debt, and am informed she intends to do so again. - This is to notify all persons not to…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: June 11, 1770
Location: Hartford, CT

Negro Woman

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RAN away on the 10th of April Inst. past from Daniel Cook, of Long Island, a Negro Woman, about 20 years old, speaks good English, born on Long Island, about midding stature, she is a likely wench, had a large pack of cloaths, strip'd short gown, and…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: July 20, 1770
Location: Long Island, NY

Robin and Jin

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RUN-AWAY, FROM their Master, Benjamin Hale of Glastenbury, the Night after the 29th Inst. a Negro Man and Woman, named Robin and Jin: the Negro Man about Forty Years of Age, of a middling Stature straight Lim'd carried away with him one dark brown…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 30, 1770
Location: Glastenbury, CT

Boston

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Ran away from the subscriber, the Evening next following the 8th instant, a negro man named Boston, a stout, thick-set fellow, of middling stature, about 30 years old, very black: Carried away with him one striped tow shirt, one old check'd ditto,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: August 24, 1770
Location: Plainfield, CT