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marronnage_12895

RANAWAY from the subscriber’s in the suburb Marigny, a mulatto fellow named Jean, about 17 years of age, clothed with a woolen shirt and pantalon of olive-colour. A liberal reward will be given to ...

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marronnage_12896

RANAWAY from the plantation of Mr. R. Avart [François R. Avart], about 2 months ago, a young negro named Joseph or Diola, about 14 or 15 years old, 4 feet 6 or 8 inches high, [figure assez vilaine]...

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marronnage_12897

Ten Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the subscriber on Tuesday the 18th instant the negro BILLY [Beley], dressed with a mixed grey coat and pantaloons. He is an American negro [ledit nègre est anglais]...

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marronnage_12898

A Runaway in Jail. AN American negro named BOB, a native of Charleston, about 34 years old, five feet three inches (French) high, having a scar under the left eye ; he says he belongs to Mr. Henry ...

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marronnage_12899

A Runaway in Jail. A NEGRO named Ostone or John, a native of South Carolina, about 20 years old, 5 feet high, French measure, dark and round face, has no distinctive mark, says he belongs to a Mr. ...

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marronnage_129

Un Mulâtre, nommé René, âgé d'environ 30 ans, taille de 5 pieds 5 pouces, gros de corps, est maron depuis deux mois. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront, sont priés de le faire arrêter, & d'en donner avis à M. ...

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marronnage_12900

TEN DOLLARS REWARD. ----- Ranaway from the subscribers a young likely negro named Abraham, about 14 years of age, speaks English and broken French, had on when he went away blue jacket and trousers...

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marronnage_12901

RUNAWAY SLAVE. --- WENT away from the subscriber, on the 13th instant, a negro-man named Joseph, born in St. Domingo, speaking French and English, 15 years of age, 4 feet 10 or 11 inches high, a li...

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marronnage_12902

NOTICE. --- Runaway on the 12th instant, a negro man named Thomas, speaking French and English, 5 feet and 5 inches high. He had on when he absconded a Russia shirt and a pantaloon [il avait une ch...

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marronnage_12903

NOTICE --- [Il est parti maron le 14 du courant] Went away from the subscriber’s the mulatto named Jacques announcing himself as free, speaking both French and English, about 5 feet and an inch hig...

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marronnage_12904

Ten Dollars Reward. RUNAWAY from the plantation of Mr. L. N. Allard, on Sunday the 15th instant, a griffe named Marcelain, about 27 years of age, [extrêmement fluet] 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, well...

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marronnage_12905

RUNAWAY NEGRO BROUGHT into the jail of Pointe Coupee, a negro boy named SAM, about 25 zears [sic] of age, 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, Americanby [sic] birth, speakes [sic] English only. Those who w...

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marronnage_12906

Ranaway Negress and Stolen ditto. RANAWAY in the night of Sunday the 27th instant, [DANS la nuit de Dimanche 29 du courant] a negress, named LUCY, about 25 years of age, appearing from her complexi...

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marronnage_12907

NOTICE. – Absconded from the subscriber’s, ten days ago, the negro man named JACQUES, about 40 years of age, a timber’s sawyer belonging to the estate of the late J. B. Bagneris. A liberal reward w...

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marronnage_12908

TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS REWARD WILL be given to any person committing into jail or bringing back to the subscriber, the negro wench named LETTY, about 28 years old, skin very black, the lower part of h...

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marronnage_12909

Esclaves marrons. IL est parti de chez le soussigné, hier [à] 9 heures du soir, un nègre nommé Julien, forgeron, taille d’environ 5 pieds [inc] ou 4 pouces, &, et ce matin à 4 heures il en est part...

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Promised Reward. RAN-AWAY from my house four days ago, a young negro fellow named CONTI, born in St. Domingo, looking well [figure douce], having a small scar on the front, about 5 feet and 5 inch...

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marronnage_12911

Eight Dollars Reward. ON the 17th inst. ranaway from Mr. Mairot’s a silver smith of this city a negro fellow named SAMEDI, 18 years old and about 5 feet high, having on the noze [sic] a mark extend...

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marronnage_12912

ESCLAVE EN MARONNAGE. EST parti marron de chez le soussigné, le nègre nommé ISAAC, taille de 5 pieds 5 pouces, ou environ, ayant la peau très-noire, de grands yeux et une grosse cicatrice au col du...

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marronnage_12913

Ranaway Negro. RUNAWAY from the subscriber, the negro boy named ISAAC GARLICK, born in Charleston, 12 to 13 years old, speaking English and French, having a cicatrice on each side of his neck. He ...

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marronnage_12914

Fifty Dollars Reward. RUNAWAY from the subscriber’s at Lafourche on the 20th or 21st instant, the negro man named George, about 20 or 21 years old, 5 feet and about an inch high of strong complexio...

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marronnage_12915

RUNAWAYS IN JAIL. AN American negro named EPHRAIM about 23 years old, 5 feet 2 inches high, French measure, clothed with a shirt of coarse linen, black velvet pantaloon, a round jacket of striped ...

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marronnage_12916

RUNAWAY NEGRO. ON the 15th of April, 1812, ranaway from the subscriber’s Plantation at Point-Coupée, a negro man named JEAN, Congo by birth about 25 years old, middle stature, black skin, open for...

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marronnage_12917

Ranaway Negroes in jail at the parish of St. John Baptiste JOHN LOUIS a Congo, saying that he belongs to Mr. Harrine [Mr. Hazine], of la Terre-aux-Boeufs, [à la geole depuis le 9 Mars] NAHAM, to M...

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marronnage_12918

RANAWAY NEGRO, ESCAPED from the walls of police’s jail, on the said night of the 3d Feb. last, a young negro fellow named SCIPION about 18 or 19 years old, about five feet high, speaking French and...

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marronnage_12919

Twenty Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the subscriber about a month since, a negro man named DICK (black,) about 24 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, well built, has the point of the middle or fore ...

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marronnage_12920

FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD, (Exclusive of any reasonable charges.) WILL be paid for delivering to the subscribers, or securing in jail, a negro fellow named BILL, who absconded on the night of the 29th ...

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marronnage_12921

A Runaway in Jail. A new negro, named JAMES, 30 to 35 years old, four feet and eleven inches high (French measure,) of a red complexion and a very feeble make having on only a check shirt and a pai...

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marronnage_12922

100 Dollars Reward. RUNAWAY from the plantation of the subscribers, on the night of the 10 or 11th instant, four negroes, named as follows: Lindor, a French negro, speakes [sic] English, marked wit...

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marronnage_12923

The negro fellow named JIM, one of the carriers of this paper having ran off, we request those of our subscribers who may not receive their papers to call at the office for them, and they are also ...

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