Moses M. Cann, Daniel Kiefee, William Haslet, John Barr, Michael Stratford, Morris Roach, Francis Ducros, and Michael Valarant
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ONE HUNDRED & SIXTY DOLLARS Reward. DESERTED from my regiment, the following men, v.z. MOSES M CANN, an Irishman, about 26 years of age, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, is stout well made, and has dark brown hair tied behind. DANIEL KIEFEE, an Irishman, about twenty six years of age, about five feet seven inches high, and has short red hair. WILLIAM HASLET, an Irishman, about twenty six years of age, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, and has sandy hair tied behind. JOHN BARR, an Irishman, about 22 years of age, about 5 feet 2 inches high, and has black hair tied behind, has a defect in one eye. MICHAEL STRATFORD, an Irishman, about 19 years of age, about 5 feet 8 inches high, and has short light coloured hair. MORRIS ROACH, an Irishman, about 24 years of age, about 5 feet 8 inches high, and has short black hair. MICHAEL VALARANT, a Frenchman, about 22 years of age, about 5 feet high, and has short black hair. They all had on hunting shirts and overhalls. Whoever take us the said deserters and secures them, so that they may be had again, or brings them to the regiment, shall receive the above reward, or twenty dollars for each, and all reasonable charges paid, by MOSES HAZEN, Col.
Citation
Moses Hazen, advertisement for Moses M. Cann et al., Connecticut Courant, August 31, 1779, accessed September 11, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/4656.