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Toney and Samuel Gilbert

Fifteen Dollars Reward. RUN-AWAY from the subscriber of Hebron on the evening after the 10th instant, a negro man named TONEY, about 6 feet high, very black talkative and of a sprightly countenance, about 24 or 25 years old-carried away with him 1…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: June 15, 1773
Location: Hebron, CT

Peter

Run away last night from his master, John Williams of Somers, a negro servant named Peter, a stout well set fellow, betwixt 30 and 40 years of age, very black, he took a considerable quantity of cloathing with him. He can read and write well, it is…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 24, 1773
Location: Somers, 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

George White

Run away from me the subscriber, on the 26th day of Dec. instant, a servant boy named George White, about 19 years old, 5 feet 6 inches high, had on when he went away an old felt hat, a brown out side jacket an old cloth colour'd under ditto, a check…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: January 11, 1774
Location: East Windsor, CT

Jeffrey

Run-away from Stephen Goodwin of Goshen, in the county of Litchfield, in the evening of the 2d of June instant, a negro servant about 25 years of age, named Jeffrey, speaks tolerable good English---He took with him one check linnen shirt; one pair…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: June 21, 1774
Location: Goshen, CT

Jude

Run-away from the subscriber of Hartford, West-Division, on the night following 6th instant, a Molatto servant man named JUDE about 21 years old, about 5 feet 8 inches high, had on a claret colour'd coat and waistcoat, and a light colour'd waistcoat,…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: August 9, 1774
Location: Hartford, CT

Pomp

Escaped from his keepers at the house of the widow Tharp, in North Haven, on the night of the 13th instant, a Negro fellow named Pomp, lately belonging to James Barker, Esq; of Branford, but now enlisted in Col. Meigs's regiment; who, on the 11th…
Newspaper: Connecticut Journal
Date: May 17, 1781
Location: North Haven, CT

Israel and Joseph Robins

Ran-away from the subscriber Samuel Chapman of Tolland, in Hartford county, the night after the 28th of August last, a Molatto servant named ISRAEL, a strong well built fellow, about 18 years of age, something straitish hair for a Molatto, carried…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: September 12, 1774
Location: Tolland, CT

Bristol

Ten Dollars Reward. RUN-away last night from the subscriber, a Negro servant, named Bristol, about 34 years of age; carried with him two suits of Cloaths, two pair of Leather Breeches, one pair mill dress'd; a red Great Coat, a Castor Hat, and a…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: November 21, 1774
Location: North-Hampton, MA

David Canada

RUNAWAY from the subscriber a servant man named David Canada, about 20 years of age, light complexion, light coloured hair, slender built, goes stooping forward; had on when he went away a red brown coat, black jacket, deer-skin breeches, blue…
Newspaper: Connecticut Courant
Date: May 8, 1775
Location: Windham, CT