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marronnage_13012

Runaway Slave in Jail. A MULATTO boy named Emille, born in St. Domingo aged 20 years or thereabouts, five feet six inches high (french measure.) The said boy states that he used to belong in New-Yo...

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TEN DOLLARS REWARD. RANAWAY about two months since a negro wench, named CATHERINE, of a high size, very slender, and having a reddish face. She used to belong to madam widow Thomassin. The above r...

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marronnage_13014

Runaway Slave. RANAWAY from the public jail on the 31st of March a negro named CHARLES, born in Charleston, 5 feet 4 inches high, aged 25 or 27 years, having a scar on his face and speaking Englis...

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marronnage_13015

Runaway Slaves. A NEGRO fellow named JOHN, about 47 years old, 5 feet, and 3 inches high, French measure, a creole from Charleston, one of his toes being curtailed, and declaring that he belongs t...

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Runaway Slave in the jail of the parish of St. John the Baptist. A MULATTO wench aged about 45 years having a very apparent scar under her left breast. She was the bearer of a false passport, purpo...

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marronnage_13017

Runaway Slave. RANAWAY from the plantation of the subscriber about five days ago, a negro named DANIEL, about 5 feet 2 inchs [sic] high (french measure,) a creole of Virginia, stampted [sic] on th...

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marronnage_13018

TEN DOLLARS REWARD. WILL be given to whomever shall apprehend and lodge in jail, or bring back to his master the mulatto fellow named LOUIS, belonging to Mde. Duverger. Said slave pretends to be fr...

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marronnage_13019

RUN AWAY NEGRO IN JAIL. BROUGHT to the Jail of this city a negro fellow named GEORGE BILL, about 25 years old, five feet two inches high, (French measure,) belonging to Mr. Danes William of Savanna...

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RUNAWAY SLAVE. RANAWAY on the 27th inst. from Mr. Meuillon’s plantation, a negro named PIERRE aged 35 years, 5 feet 5 inches high of a stout constitution, having a reddish face, and speaking a litt...

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In the jail at the Parish of Iberville, on the 27th of April 1813. A NEGRO calling himself FRANCOIS, apparently about 15 years old says he belongs to Mr. Johnson, attorney at La Fourche said negro ...

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marronnage_13022

NOTICE.—Was brought some time ago to the subscriber’s a young negro girl, aged 12 or 13 years, who had been found on board of an Indian canoe. She says, she belongs to Mr. Laroge, or Larose. The own...

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Runaway Slave. RUNAWAY from Made. Ramos on the 30th of April, a negro wench aged about 18 years old, a Congo by birth, and named ZOE. She is a milk retailer, about 4 feet 6 inches high, French mea...

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marronnage_13024

Runaway Negro. RANAWAY from the subscriber a negro named NED, born in Virginia, of about 25 years of age, about 5 feet 4 inches high, speaking English and a little French. He had on a blue cloth j...

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In Jail at the Parish of Iberville. AN Affrican [sic] negro, 4 feet 10 inches high (French measure), speaks French, English and a little Spanish, very much marked with the small pox ; says he belon...

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RANAWAY by going from Bonnet Carré to La Fourche, a mulatto named JOSEPH, aged from 20 to 22 years, 5 feet two inches high, a taylor by trade, speaking French and Spanish, having on his side a larg...

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NOTICE—Ranaway from the subscriber on the 12th inst. a mulatto girl, named PAULINE, aged 15 years. She had on when she absconded, a white chemisette, and an over dress. She had a chain at one of he...

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NOTICE.—Brought to the judge of the Parish of St. John Baptiste two negroes, from 20 to 25 years of age, speaking only English ; one of whom is named MAC, saying he was born at St. Ander, having a ...

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RANAWAY NEGRO. ABSCONDED from the subscribers since yesterday the 13th instant a young negro aged from 10 to 12 years, named BILL. He had on a white cotton shirt, and yellow cotonnade pantaloons. ...

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Runaway Negro in Jail. A BRUTE negro named Baptiste, of the congo nation, aged about 25 to 28 years, 4 feet and half high (French measure, [pas d’autre parenthese] having the marks of his nation on...

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IBERVILLE, JUNE 16 1813 ENTERED the Jail of the Parish of Iberville, a negro named BEN GOFFE, aged 30 years or thereabouts, 5 feet 19 inches high, and pretending to have been enfranchised by Wm. Br...

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WAS brought to the judge of St. John Baptist parish, a young Negro Wench named Marie-Anne, aged about 14 years ; says she belongs to Mr. Bem, an inhabitant of the Bayou Tounica :—she was stopped in...

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RANAWAY from the subscriber about 8 or 9 days ago a negro wench named MARIE, creole of this country, about five feet 2 inches high ; the said negro wench belonging formerly to Madame Léandre. She ha...

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Runaway Slaves. RANAWAY on the 2d day of August, from the plantation of Mr. N. Declouet at the Attakapas, two slaves, to wit : Henry ; a mulatto fellow about 40 years old, 5 feet ten inches high Fr...

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RUNAWAY NEGRO IN JAIL.— An American negro named LOUIS, born in Norfolk (Virrginia [sic]) from 25 to 28 years of age, five feet two inches and a half high (French measure) having a big nose, speakin...

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marronnage_13036

Runaway Slave. RANAWAY from the pyrogue of Mr. Jacques Martin, a coasting trader and hawker, in the morning of the 7th instant, a negro fellow named Ery or Henry, born in New-York, five feet and 2...

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Runaway Slave. RANAWAY from John Terris’s plantation at La Fourche, in the night of the 2d to the 3d instant, a negro named Peter, 5 feet four inches high, having a scar about an inch wide on the h...

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Runaway Slave. RANAWAY from her mistress on the 7th inst. a Young Negro Girl, born in St. Domingo, named Anne and Rose of about 14 years of age, having a thin face and a feeble voice. She had on w...

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FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD RANAWAY from the subscriber’s plantation at Cannes Brulées, a creole negro named JOSEPH MANDEVILLE, about 35 [33] years of age, five feet five [ten] inches high, having a broa...

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Runaway Slave. RANAWAY from the subscriber’s on the 10th instant, a negro man named JIM, of strong complexion, about 40 years, old of middle stature, having lost part of his teeth. The said negro h...

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NOTICE.—Ranaway from the subscriber since the 1st of October instant, a Congo negro named PAUL from 22 to 23 years of age, five feet 2 or 3 inches high ; he had on a nankeen pantaloons, and a white...

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