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John Smith, Obadiah Mathers, Jechaniah Holcomb, Jonas Case, John Swaney, and George Tryon

Hartford, January 27, 1772. Broke out of the County Goal in this town, the last evening, one JOHN SMITH, who came into this colony a few years since, supposed from the province of new-York, and has resided chiedly at Suffield, where he married a…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: January 28, 1772
Location: Hartford, CT

John Brown and Isaac Buck

Made their escape from the County Goal in Litchfield on the night of the 25th of January 1772, the following persons, viz. the notorious John Brown, and Isaac Buck. Brown was committed for breaking open the dwelling house of the Rev Mr. Lee of…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: February 4, 1772
Location: Litchfield, CT

Fortune

These are to inform the public, that whereas a transient Negro man, who calls his name Fortune, to apperance about 50 years of age, of a middling stature, who came to Torrington on the 18th day of January last, and taken in by Mr. Aaron Austin of…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: March 3, 1772
Location: Torrington, CT

Benjamin Willcox

RUN AWAY from me the subscriber the 15th of this Instant May, one Benjamin Willcox, a servant boy about 15 years old had on when he went away a blue coat; black with [...] coat, striped long trowsers, a felt hat, a [...] bushey head of hair, brownish…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: June 2, 1772
Location: Simsbury, CT

Guinea

Run-away from the subscriber at Litchfiled, a Negro man about 40 years old, Named Guinea, thick sett, of a middleing height, for four or five years past was owned by Moses Doolittle of Chester, has lived for some time at Middletown and is supposed to…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: June 9, 1772
Location: Litchfield, CT

Tony

Ran-away from the Subscriber the Evening of the 4th Instant a Negro Man named Tony, about 25 Years of Age, about 5 Feet 10 Inches high, well set and very Black; took with him when we went away a new Coat and Vest of a claret Colour, mixed with red…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: June 9, 1772
Location: Hebron, CT

Negro Fellow

Ran-away from the Subscriber of Hebron, a Negro Fellow about 25 Years old, about 5 Feet Ten Inches high well proportioned, very black, of a sprightly Countenance, roles very much as he walks: Had with him one suit of Cloaths of mixed Clarret colour,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: June 19, 1772
Location: Hebron, CT

Thomas Larabe

Ran-away from the Subscriber on the 14th Instant, a Boy named Thomas Larabe, aged between 11 and 12 Years, is much freckled, has brown Hair, had on a mix'd colour'd sarge Coat much faded, a blue and white check'd woollen Shirt, and black and white…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: June 19, 1772
Location: New London, CT

Robert Chambers

Ran away from Nathaniel West, of Tolland, on the night following the 17th inst. an Irish man servant named ROBERT CHAMBERS, aged about 22 years, 5 feet 8 inches high, well set, wears his own hair, goes stooping–Had on when he went away an old blue…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: June 19, 1772
Location: Tolland, CT

Elisha Johnson

Ran-away on Wednesday Night last, from on Board the Sloop Ester, John Braddock, Master, lying at New London, Elisha Johnson, just came out of the Small Pox, and much pitted with the same, a square well set young Fellow, about 5 Feet 6 Inches high;…
Newspaper: Connecticut Gazette
Date: June 19, 1772
Location: New London, CT