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marronnage_13042

RANAWAY from the plantation of Joseph Vigniaud, situated at the Portage of Plaquemine, in the Parish of Iberville, a young mulatto boy named BILL, of the height of about 5 feet, and and [sic] from ...

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marronnage_13043

RANAWAY from the subscriber’s on the 18th, a negro wench named CECILE, about 18 or 30 [sic] years of age, born in this country and of midle stature. She had on when running away, a red calicoe gown...

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marronnage_13044

Runaway Slave. RANAWAY the English Negro named JOE, of the age of twenty eight years or thereabouts, five feet five inches high, and having his teeth very much apart. He is the bearer of a permit ...

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marronnage_13045

Runaway Slave. RANAWAY on the 22d of October from the Levee of New Orleans, the mulatto named CELESTIN, about 19 or 20 years old, five feet and three or four inches high, whom the subscriber has p...

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marronnage_13046

Runaway Negro in Jail. WAS brought to the police jail on the 6th Sept. last, a negro named LINDOR of the Congo nation, of the height of five feet French measure, having several marks of the small p...

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marronnage_13047

Runaway Slave. RANAWAY from the subscriber on the 3d instant, the negro named CAPITAINE, of the height of 5 feet and 3 inches with very prominent eyes. He had on an old grey great coat, doubled wi...

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marronnage_13048

Twenty five Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the subscriber about three months since a Mulatto Girl named BETSEY, about 18 or 19 years old, rather than tall and slender—she was born in Virginia and spe...

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marronnage_13049

Fifty Dollars Reward WILL be paid to whomever shall stop or give sufficient information to stop the negro named Martin of the Congo nation, runaway about 15 months since. He has lost one of his for...

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marronnage_13050

RANAWAY from the subscriber, at 8 o’clock in the night of the 3d instant, a dark mulatto man named Peter, born in Virginia, 21 years of age, about 5 feet 7 inches high, grey eyes, surly look, wears...

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marronnage_13051

RANAWAY from the plantation of Mr. Peter Lacoste, a young Mulato boy of the age of 18 to 20 years, speaking English and French. He had on when he absconded, a blue cloth Jacket, country cotonnade t...

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marronnage_13052

RUNAWAY SLAVES. RANAWAY from the plantation of Mr. Michael Fortier, junr. about one month ago, a negro fellow named KATE [pas de ponctuation] Also, ranaway from the same plantation about a fortnig...

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Runaway from the Jail. RANAWAY from the police jail, a Havanna negro named Juannillo Leonisio [JUAMIL LA LESNISIO version francaise], speaking nothing but Spanish [ce negre ne parle que sa langue]...

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marronnage_13054

Runaway negro detained in the Police Jail. A NEGRO named RICHARD, was committed to prison on the 25th ult. he is about 5 feet 8 inches high, robust, born in Tennessee, speaks English and says he be...

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marronnage_13055

RUNAWAY NEGROES. 25 Dollars Reward, WILL be given to any person stopping and securing two negroes who ranaway from the undersigned their master, manufacturer of gun powder, now residing on Harang’s...

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Runaway Slave in Jail. ENTERED in the Police Jail of this city on the 7th of November last, a negro wench named PEGGY, who appears to be in a state of insanity, speaking English, of the height of f...

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20 Dollars Reward. RAN AWAY, on the 16th inst. in the evening the negro named Gabriel of the age of 36 years or thereabouts, of the height of 5 feet 8 or 9 inches, of a yellowish complexion, and gro...

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marronnage_13058

30 Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the subscriber’s plantation, a negroman named Honoré, creole, very black, thick beard, aquiline noze, hollow eyes, thin face and slender stature. The above reward w...

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marronnage_13059

Ten Dollars Reward. RUNAWAY from the Plantation of Joseph Erwin Esq. of Eberville a black boy-slave named JIM, about 18 years of age, a Creole of this city, about 5 feet 4 inches high, hndsome coun...

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marronnage_13060

10 Dollars Reward Will be paid for apprehending and securing in the Jail of this city or delivering to the subscriber, a negro fellow named TOM.— He is about 28 or 30 years old, stout made, and ha...

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marronnage_13061

ESCLAVES MARRONS. ON a consigné à la geole de Donaldsonville, le 19 Juillet dernier, un nègre qui dit s’appeler Pivert, et appartenant à Mr. Poydras habitant de la Pointe Coupée. De plus, le 15 Nov...

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marronnage_13062

WAS committed to the jail of Donaldsonville, on the 31st of December past, a negro fellow who calls himself JOHN, about 40 years of age, and says he belongs to Mr. Johnson of Attakapas. Also on the...

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marronnage_13063

DETAINED in the jail of Donaldsonville, since the 27th of January last past, a negro fellow calling himself NICOLAS, about 35 years of age, stout and well made, 5 feet 8 inches high, speaks the Fre...

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marronnage_13064

RANAWAY from the subscriber, on Sunday last the 10th inst. a MULATTO MAN named PIERRE CASSENORO, 28 or 30 years of age, about 5 feet 10 inches high, speaks French and English, and pretends to be fr...

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marronnage_13065

ESCLAVE marron.—Est partie marrone de chez le soussigné, il y a […] jours, à 7 heures et demi du soir, la négresse Anglaise nommée BETSY, âgée de 40 ans environ, grande, bien faite, les lèvres épai...

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marronnage_13066

10 piastres de récompense. S’EST absenté de chez le soussigné depuis le 23 de ce mois, le nègre nommé Etienne, exerçant l’état de cordonnier, âgé de 23 ans, taille d’environ 5 pieds 6 pouces, d’une...

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marronnage_13067

ESCLAVE MARRON. Vingt piastres de récompense. LE nègre Jean Baptiste, créole, provenant de la succession Meuillon, âgé d’environ 40 ans, taille de 5 pieds 4 ou 5 pouces, tonnelier, est parti marro...

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marronnage_13068

RANAWAY from the subscriber, on Saturday the 6th inst. a quateron creole girl named CLEMENCE, about 17 years of age, middle size, likely face, but having a few pimples—she speaks French only, and i...

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marronnage_13069

EST parti marron de l’habitation du soussigné, le 18 du courant, le nègre nommé LOUIS, provenant de la vente des nègres de Madame Ve. Febus, âgé d’environ 27 ans, taille de 5 pieds 3 ou 4 pouces. O...

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marronnage_13070

NEGRES MARRONS—Détenus les esclaves suivants à la geole de Donaldsonville, savoir : Mendozen, parlant surtout Espagnol, âgé de 30 à 35 ans ; taille de 5 pieds 6 pouces. Le nègre George, se disant ...

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marronnage_13071

Esclave en marronnage. EST parti de chez le soussigné, Dimanche 23 du présent, la négresse ROSE, créole de St. Domingue, âgée de 20 à 22 ans, parlant Français, Anglais et Espagnol, taille de 5 pied...

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