Runaway Connecticut

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Truman Merrill

RUN away from the subscriber the 24th of August, an apprentice Boy, named Truman Merrill, about 18 years of age, about five feet ten inches high, strait well built, short lightish curl'd hair, has work'd some at the clothiers trade, and likely will…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: September 7, 1784
Location: West Hartford, CT

Enoch

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RUN-AWAY from the subscriber, a Negro servant named ENOCH, had on when he went away from me, a felt Hat; blue great Coat, with a brown velvet cape, buttons under the arms and a slappet with button-holes on the shoulders; a brown Coat, with short…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: January 6, 1784
Location: Hebron, CT

Chloe

RAN away from the Subscriber on the 9th instant, a Negro Wench, named CHLOE, about 24 years of age, she talks much and loud, she is supposed to have gone to Boston the metropolis of the Massachusetts-Bay. Whoever shall take up said Wench and return…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 17, 1784
Location: Hartford, CT

Sip

Ten Dollars Reward! RAN way from the Subscriber, a Negro man named SIP; about 25 years of age --- 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, slender built, drops his under lip, has a heavy loping walk, dances and runs very spry; had on and carried with him a round…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: April 20, 1784
Location: Colchester, CT

Jube

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Ten Dollars Reward! RUN away from the Subscriber, on the night of the 12th inst. a Negro man, named JUBE, about 34 years old, six feet high, has a large under lip, speaks good English, keeps his knees near together when he walks, runs his shoes on…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 18, 1784
Location: Hartford, CT

Cyrus

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Ten Dollars Reward! RUN-away from the subscriber the 3d instant, a Negro man, named CYRUS, about 22 years of age, near six feet high, well built, speaks good English; had on and took with thim a felt hat, a home-made light brown great coat, a…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 20, 1784
Location: Southington, CT

Dinah

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RUN-away from Mr. Barnabas Horton, of the State of New-York, the county of Orange, the Precinct of Goshen, near Chester, about the first of June, a Negro Wench named DINAH, about 17 years of age, of midling size, and molatto complexion, a flat nose…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: July 27, 1784
Location: Goshen, NY

Alexander

TEN DOLLARS REWARD. RUN-away from the subscriber a Negro man named Alexander, about 23 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high; had on when he went away a whitish wool hat, an old dark brown great coat, an old short strait bodied linen coat, an ash…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: November 9, 1784
Location: Litchfield, CT

Bet

TEN DOLLARS REWARD. RUNAWAY, the 12th July, 1784, a molatto WENCH, about 29 years old; named BET, a short thick set fat wench, very talkative, and handy about house-work and cookery, has a large scar over her temple extending up under the hair of the…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: August 20, 1784
Location: Stonington, CT

James

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TEN DOLLARS REWARD. RUNAWAY from Long Island, in the Spring, 1781, an INDIAN BOY, named JAMES, about 17 Years of Age, has a Scar on some Part of his Face: Any Person securing said Boy, so that I may have him, shall receive the above Reward from me,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: January 21, 1784
Location: Long Island, NY