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

Caesar

RAN away from the subscriber a negro man, named Caesar upwards of five feet high, about 23 years of age, took with him, one brown coat, one blue ditto, one brown waistcoat, three pair of stockings, four shirts, two pair of shoes, a pair of silver…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 12, 1777
Location: Springfield, MA

Caleb Moore and Nathaniel Rose

DESERTED from Capt. Parson's company, Col. Charles Webb's regiment some time since, one CALEB MOORE, 24 years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, brown hair, grey eyes, light complexion. --- NATHANIEL ROSE, 32 years old, 5 feet 10 inches high, brown hair,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 26, 1777
Location: Not Specified

Charles Wiempey

DESERTED from Capt. Cahampion's company, Col. Wyllys's regiment, one Charles Wiempey, born in Farmington, in Connecticut, 6 feet high, strait and well proportioned, black long hair, black eyes and dark complexion, wore away a homespun coat and vest,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 12, 1777
Location: Hartford, 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

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

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

Dick

TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. RUN AWAY from the subscriber the 5th of September last, a Negro man named DICK, about 22 years old, about 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, a large scar on one of his feet - Had on when he went away, a home made coat of a redish…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: January 27, 1777
Location: Middletown, CT

Ebed Meleck

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RUN-away from Litchfield, on the 12th instant, a small, active, tawney, talkative Negro boy, named EBED MELECK, about 20 years old, speaks and reads English well. Had on or took with him a blue broad cloth coat, red plush jacket, and buckskin…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: January 27, 1777
Location: Litchfield, CT

Elizabeth Snow

Whereas Elizabeth Snow, wife of me the subscriber hath lately eloped from me and left my house countrary to my will. I hereby forbid all persons trusting her on my account, as I will pay no debt contracted by her after this date. Ebenezer Snow.…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 11, 1777
Location: Sunderland, MA