Runaway Connecticut

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Samuel Evins

RAN-away from the subscriber, living in Coventry, about the first of April last, an apprentice BOY named Samuel Evins, jun. he is about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, something slender built large blue eyes, a very wide mouth, broad fore teeth, talks…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 12, 1777
Location: Coventry, CT

Jerrah French

THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD. ESCAPED from the guards the 21st of April last, one Jerrah French of Manchester, who was prov'd to be a notorious TORY and was confined therefor. Whosoever will seize said French, and return him to the commanding officer at…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 12, 1777
Location: Dorset, VT

Cuff

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Runaway from the subscriber a few days since a negro boy, named Cuff, about 20 years of age, middling in stature, full eye, had on a blue coating watch-coat, leather breeches, the rest of his cloaths brown homespun. Whoever will take up and return…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: January 20, 1777
Location: East Hartford, CT

Deborah Taylor

WHEREAS Deborah Taylor, of East Windsor, wife of the subscriber, has deserted my bed and board, and refuses to live and cohabit with me, these are therefore to warn all persons not to trust her on my account, for I will not pay any debt of her…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: March 24, 1777
Location: East Windsor, CT

James Taylor

IN the Connecticut Courant, March 17, 1777, James Taylor was so ungernrous, unhumane and abusive as to advertise Deborah his wife as a deserter from his bed and board, which is so abuse to the unfortunate Denborah as to obliger her to declare to the…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 12, 1777
Location: East Windsor, CT

John Delany

DESERTED from Captain Abby's company, in Colonel Wylly's regiment, on the 5th instant, a soldier who call himself John Delany, is a native of Ireland, twenty-four years of age, five feet ten inches high, black hair, light coloured eyes, red…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 12, 1777
Location: Enfield, CT

John Manning

RUN away from Farmington, in the State of Connecticut, (where he was stationed) on the 10th day of May instant, one John Manning, a prisoner of war, belonging to the 40th regiment in the British forces: He is about 30 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 19, 1777
Location: Farmington, CT

John Manning

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RUN away from Farmington, in the State of Connecticut, (where he was stationed) on the 10th day of May instant, one John Manning, a prisoner of war, belonging to the 10th regiment in the British forces: He is about 30 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 26, 1777
Location: Farmington, CT

Boston

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RUN away from the subscriber the 4th of Dec. a negro man named BOSTON, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, had on an old brown camblet coat mixt blue and white woolen jacket, check'd woolen shirt, blue and white mixt stockings, calf skin pumps an old beaver…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: January 20, 1777
Location: Great Barrington, MA

Rose

LEFT the house of the subscriber, on the night after the 18th inst. a Negro girl named ROSE, about 18 years of age, very full breasted, short of stature, large full eyes, born in Rhode Island. As she has not since returned, it is supposed she is gone…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: March 3, 1777
Location: Hartford, CT