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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
Ephraim Welch
RUN AWAY from Elisha Barber of Simsbury, on the 20th day of instant April, a servant lad named Ephraim Welch, about 17 years of age, a short thick set fellow, wore his own dark brown short hair, light coloured eyes, had on when he went away, a dark…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
April 27, 1773
Location:
Simsbury, CT
Benjamin Wilcox
RUN away from me the subscriber, last night, one Benjamin Wilcox, a bound servant to me, in the 17th year of his age, pretty large of his age, something of a brownish complexion, black eyes, brownish curl's hair on his head, if not cut off. Had with…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
September 21, 1773
Location:
Simsbury, CT
John Hinson
Ten Dollars Reward. LAST Night escaped from New Gate Prison at Simsbury, one John Hinson, lately committed for Burglary, who is about 5 Feet 6 Inches high, has black Eyes, dark Hair, of a hair Complexion, and about twenty Years of Age - (he was…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
January 11, 1774
Location:
Simsbury, CT
William Johnson Crawford and Daniel Humphry
Simsbury, April 11, 1774. LAST Saturday night the prisoners in New Gate Prison in Simsbury opened a way that had been in part stop'd up, that led from the place of their confinement into an old deep shaft that was partly filled with rocks and stones.…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
May 3, 1774
Location:
Simsbury, CT
Zephaniah Ramsdel, John Roberts, and James Williams
Last Saturday night New Gate Prison was again broke open, and the following persons made their escape, viz. Zephaniah Ramsdel about 27 years of age, about 5 feet 8 inches high, lightish yellow hair something short, grey eyes, thinish face; had on a…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
May 3, 1774
Location:
Simsbury, CT
Negro Man
TEN DOLLARS REWARD. RUN away from the subscriber living in Simsbury, in Hartford County, on the day before the election at Hartford, a negro man about 27 years of age, about 5 feet and 8 inches high, and lisps Selma in his speech; had on when he went…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
May 24, 1774
Location:
Simsbury, CT
Richard Steel, John Brown, Richard Marshfield, and James McGinley
Three Pounds Reward. In the night after the 24th of August, New-Gate prison was broke up, and the following prisoners made their escape, viz. the notorious Richard Steel, he is about 5 feet 9 inches high, pitted with the small pox, has been twice…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
September 4, 1775
Location:
Simsbury, CT
Edmond Davis
Deserted from Captain Noah Phelps's Company, of Simsbury, a Soldier who calls his Name Edmond Davis, is an Irishman, about 40 Years of Age; had on a Hunting Shirt and white Trowsers, old shoes, has short black Hair, and has a Calf Skin Knapsack,…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
August 19, 1776
Location:
Simsbury, CT
Canadian prisoners
Hartford, June 22, 1778. WHEREAS a number of Canadian prisoners, that were fatigue men, for General Burgoyne's army, taken near the Lakes and sent here to be kept, till opportunity presented for their exchange, were for want of barracks and proper…
Newspaper:
Connecticut Courant
Date:
June 30, 1778
Location:
Simsbury, CT