Runaway Connecticut

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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

Thomas Watson and Stephen Smith

INLISTED into the service of the United States of America in the company of the subscriber and since deserted, one Thomas Watson, born in Philadelphia, about 5 feet 6 inches high, of a very fair complexion, grey eyes and brown hair. Also Stephen…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: March 24, 1777
Location: Hartford, CT

William Angel

DESERTED from the subscriber, at Capt. Buell's, innholder in Hebron, on the night next after the 24th instant, one William Angel, middle of stature, 25 years of age, short black hair, a small scar in his forehead, well dressed, had on a mix'd…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: April 7, 1777
Location: Hebron, CT

David Purdie, Peter Patterson, Edward White, and Silas Fay

DESERTED from Stockbridge December and January, David Purdie, belonging to the Nine Partners, 23 years of age, 5 feet 10 light complection, light hair and eyes. Peter Patterson, a High Dutchman, speaks broken English, has a down look, 5 feet 10, 50…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 12, 1777
Location: Stockbridge, MA

Joseph Turner

DESERTED form my company in Col. […] regiment, Joseph Turner an Indian fellow, about 24 years of age, of middling stature, likely to have his wife with him. Said Turner inlisted with Lieut. John Bewell at Hebron some time about the first of April…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 11, 1777
Location: Hebron, CT

Samuel Ely

RUN away from Head Quarters, about the 5th instant, with the following valuable articles, the infamous, loquacious Samuel Ely, of Somers, formerly an iternerant preacher, and auctioneer of the gospel. This inhuman, plundering villain may be…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: October 7, 1777
Location: Somers, CT

Will

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RUN away from the subscriber the 22d instant, a negro man named WILL, 22 years of age, talks something broken English; had on a red scarlet broad cloth coat, one old scarlet soldier coat, the buttons marked with the number 40, two brown vests, two…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 26, 1777
Location: Litchfield, CT

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

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