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marronnage_12954

Runaway Negro in Jail. WAS brought to the Jail of this city, a negro named GEORGE BROM, born in America, five feet two inches (French measure) high, aged 30 years or thereabouts, having a scar on h...

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marronnage_12955

Runaway Negro in Jail. WAS brought to the jail of this city, a Negro named PRINCE NATHE, born in Pennsylvania, 5 feet 5 inches (French measure) high, aged 26 years or hereabouts. Said negro said h...

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marronnage_12956

Runaway Negro in Jail. BROUGHT to the Jail of this city, a Negro named Neptune, born in Ramaton [Ramatton] North-America ; five feet two inches high, French measure ; aged about 24 years ; having J...

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marronnage_12957

Runaway Slave. RANAWAY from the Subscriber about ten days ago, a young negro named LOUIS CHARLES aged 18 or 20 years, having very large teeth, and in the habit of keeping his mouth open.— He had o...

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marronnage_12958

Runaway Negro in jail. A YOUNG negro named Paca, of the Senegal nation, four feet 3 inches high, (French measure ;) aged eleven years, or thereabouts, was brought to the jail. Said boy says he belo...

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marronnage_12959

RUNAWAY SLAVES. RANAWAY from Mr. Jumonville’s Plantation, about 14 days ago, a negro named JASMIN, about 28 years old, 5 feet 6 inches high, speaking English and French. Ranaway from the same plan...

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marronnage_12960

RUNAWAY SLAVE. RANAWAY a few days ago, a negro wench named CLAIRE belonging to the undersigned. She was hired to an Italian known by the name of Andre Revecha, who left this city at the same time....

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marronnage_12961

Runaway Negro in Jail. AN American negro, named Henderson Jefferson, born in Kentucky, from 30 to 32 years of age, 5 feet 4 1-2 inches high, (French measure) having stripes on his back occasioned b...

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marronnage_12962

Runaway Slave. RANAWAY from the subscribers, on the 24th instant, a negro named Philip, creole of Natchez, from 28 to 30 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, having his skin some what yellow, and s...

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marronnage_12963

RUNAWAY – A Negro named DICK, from his master’s residence at New Iberville, county of Attakapas, on the last of August past ; he is stout and well made, about 5 feet 4 inches high ; speaks French a...

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marronnage_12964

Slaves detained in the Jail of the Parish of Ascension. A NEGRO named LEWIS, very black, about five feet 8 or 9 inches high, he says he belongs to Mr. Richard M. Johnson, member of Congress, residin...

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marronnage_12965

A Reward of 50 Dollars. WILL be given for bringing on board the privateer COMET, A mulatto boy called SAM, Speakingonly [sic] English and about 10 years of age, who was enticed off in the night of...

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RUNAWAY on the 15th inst. a negro wench named DOSE of the height of five feet and some inches, wearing a blue guinea petticoat, a round about jacket of blue cloth, with three yellow buttons, anothe...

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marronnage_12967

FIVE dollars reward.—Ranaway from the subscriber, on the 14th inst. a negro fellow, named HARRY, about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, rather a long visage and a down look—had on when he went away, a re...

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marronnage_12968

50 Dollars Reward. WILL be given to any person who will bring to the subscriber, a planter at La Fourche, or in town at Mr. Rene Teard: a negro wench named ROSINE, aged 20 years or thereabouts, 5 f...

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marronnage_12969

RUNAWAY on Tuesday last, from the plantation of Mr. Jqus. Fortier at Cannes brulées, an American negro named MATCH, aged 27 years or thereabouts, well made, and of a fine figure, speaking english a...

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marronnage_12970

Runaway Negro in Jail. A NEGRO wench named JENNY, born in Virginia, about 24 years of age, 4 feet 10 inches (French measure) high, having two scars in the face. Said wench speaks english only, she ...

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marronnage_12971

50 Dollars Reward STRAYED or stolen from the Lot of Mr Ignatius Pigman in the Fauxbourg Delorm, on Thursday the 9th inst Three stout young Negroes, Indifferently cloathed, having each a capot. A r...

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marronnage_12972

20 Dollars Reward. ABSCONDED from the house of the subscribers, on the night of the 16th inst. a mulatto boy, named Ovid, (the property of Judge A. Trouard, of the German Coast,) about 17 years of a...

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marronnage_12973

RANAWAY from the subscriber since the 3rd December last, the negro fellow named JOSEPH or JOE, speaks French and English, thick lips, and speaks through his nose, well dressed. A generous reward wi...

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Forty Dollars Reward WILL be paid for apprehending a negro by the name of Ishman Keeling ; he absconded on Sunday the 10th inst. He is a native of Virginia and was brought here by Mr. John F. Mille...

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marronnage_12975

Ten Dollars Reward RANAWAY from Colonel Constant’s Plantation at Acadia, on the night of the 19th instant, a dark mulatto man, named DAVID, about 25 years of age ; five feet 9 or 10 inches high ; ...

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marronnage_12976

Dollars Reward RANAWAY or stolen from James Haggard on the 7th instant, an African negro man, named JACOB about 4 feet 4 or 5 inches high, 20 years of age ; had on a check shirt and a pair of mixe...

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marronnage_12977

25 Dollars Reward RANAWAY from the subscriber’s plantation, about the 3rd inst. an American negro named GEORGE, aged about 25 years, five feet four inches high, stout made, has a slight blemish in...

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marronnage_12978

A RUNAWAY Negro Wench.—A Negro wench, about 16 or 17 years old, born in Baltimore, named Bersy, Betty or Bet, short stature, and very fat, of a reddish colour, very large lips and thick eyelashes, ...

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marronnage_12979

RUNAWAY, an American Negro named PRINCE, lately come to this city, twenty five or six years of age, six feet high or upwards, accustomed to the sea, dressed in sailor’s clothes, and wore the wool o...

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marronnage_12980

Ranaway FROM the plantation of Joseph Erwin, Esq. at Iberville, on the 3rd instant, a MULATTO MAN, named John, about 21 years of age, 5 feet 10 ins[sic] high, well made and likely. Whoever will se...

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marronnage_12981

A NEGRO man named Roger, about five feet high, and twenty- five years of age ; a Negro named Sam, nearly 6 feet high, 22 years of age ; and a dark Mulatto man, about 26 years of age, 5 feet 6 inche...

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marronnage_12982

RUNAWAY from the Plantation of Johnson & Bradish, 15 leagues below town, on the night of the 1st inst. the following negroes, viz. PRINCE, 5 feet 6 inches high, 40 years of age, GEORGE, 5 feet 5 i...

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marronnage_12983

RANAWAY—From Mr. Darius Hamilton, of Bayou Pierre, a negro man, named SAM, about 55 years of age, grey hairs, and stutters when spoken to. Any person taking up said negro, so that he may be again d...

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