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RANAWAY on the 28th of May, from the plantation of François Trépagnier, about 27 miles above the city, same side of the river, a griffe colour’d female slave named JEMIMA [JENNINA], about 19 years ...

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Ten Dollars Reward. RUNAWAY from Mr. Pascal V. [veuve] Bouis of Pointe Coupée, on the 1st of April, the negro wench named SOPHIE, aged 30 years, tall and slender, of a dark complexion, having a ha...

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RANAWAY from Jacqueline Marin, a free c. w. a negro wench named FELICITE, about 22 years old, having on her face the stripes of her country [portant aux deux joues], and speaking only French. She h...

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Ten Dollars Reward. RANAWAY on the 15th ult, a negro wench named MIRZA, aged 21 years or thereabouts. She had on a blue guinea petty coat, a India handkerchief, with read [sic ] squares and a Madra...

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NOTICE.—Was brought this day, to the jail of this parish a negro of the Congo nation, named LOUIS, aged 30 years or thereabouts, of the height of 5 feet 3 inches or thereabouts ; speaking French and...

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RUNAWAY SLAVE.—Ranaway from the subscriber’s about a month ago, the negro wench named JENNY [Nanny], English by birth, speaking broken French, reddish complexion, marked with small pox [un peu marq...

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NOTICE.—Was brought to the jail of this parish, a mulatto named THOMAS, born in Virginia, from 28 years of age, of the height of 5 feet five inches or thereabouts, speaking nothing but English. He ...

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RUNAWAY SLAVE.—A negro named Louis, aged from 22 to 23 years, of the height of 5 feet 6 inches, having a handsome face, and well made figure, born in St. Domingo, speaking good French [très bien Fr...

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St. Charles’s Parish—County of German Coast. ENTERED the jail a Baltimore negro named Williams, aged 25 years or thereabouts, 5 feet 3 inches high, speaking French and saying he belongs to Mr. Cali...

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RANAWAY from the undersigned at the suburb La Course, the negro wench named FRANCOISE of the Mandinga nation, having her teeth separated and sharp—without any mark, of the age of about 30 or 35 yea...

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Runaway slave detained in the jail of this city. SAM, a mulatto aged 27 years or thereabouts of the height of 5 feet 4 inches, speaking English and a little French, has a strong constitution. He sa...

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Runaway slave detained in the jail of this city. MOSES, a negro aged from 18 to 19 years, of the height of 5 feet 3 inches, speaking nothing but English. He is of a common constitution, and says he...

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1000 Dollars Reward. WILL be paid for the apprehension of PIERRE LAFITTE, who broke and escaped last night from the prison of the parish. Said Pierre Lafitte is about 5 feet 10 inches high, stout m...

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RUNAWAY SLAVE—Ranaway from his master on the 8th instant, at 9 o’clock in the evening, a negro boy named GEORGE, aged about 21 years [taille d’environ cinq pieds deux pouces, parlant Anglais et Fra...

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Twenty Dollars Reward. AGAIN runaway my two rascally slaves, powder manufacturers, whose description has already been given in this paper in November and December last year. The one named AUGUSTE,...

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RANAWAY from the subscriber’s plantation on the 18th instant, a negro named LOUIS, bought at the sale of Mad. Widow Fabre’s slaves, aged about 27 years, of the height of 5 feet 3 or 4 inches high. ...

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RANAWAY on Wednesday the 9th instant, a quarteroon boy named LOUIS CALISTE, born in Jamaica, speaking English and French, aged fifteen years, of the height of four feet four inches, having blue eye...

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Ten Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY from the subscriber on on [sic] the 13th inst. a mulatto boy named SEPTEMBER about 5 feet 6 inches high ; had on when he went away a black cloth coat and pantaloons, b...

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Fifteen Dollars Reward. RUNAWAY last night at 8 o’clock, a mulatto girl belonging to the estate of E. Landon and NAMED JULIA, about 22 years of age, tall and slender made, rather down look, speak...

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Thirty Dollars Reward. RUNAWAY on the 19th inst., a negro boy named George, American born, about 22 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches high, and stout made—he had on when he went away, a round blue nan...

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Twenty Dollars Reward, RAN-AWAY from the plantation of Butler and McCutcheon, 1st German Coast, on Tuesday night the 13th inst. a grieff [sic] coloured negro man, thick set, handsome features ; abo...

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50 Dollars Reward. RAN AWAY from the subscriber’s plantation, in Opelousas. A Mulatto Man named TOM, Born in Virginia, about five feet ten inches high, between twenty-two and twenty-three years of ...

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Twenty Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY on the night of the 27th inst. a dark Mulatto Wench named Kitty : a good cook of about thirty years of age, good looking, and about 5 feet 6 inches high. She formerl...

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Thirty Dollars Reward RAN-AWAY from the subscriber last evening, a MULATTO MAN named JIM, about 5 feet 8 inches high. He speaks French and English remarkably well, is intelligent and plausible, and...

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50 Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY from the subscriber on the night of the 7th inst. a negro man named MARK, aged about 25 years, 5 feet 6 inches high, stout made and a likely fellow—he formerly belonged ...

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Ten Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY from the subscriber on the night of the 30th ult. a NEGRO MAN named Butler, but perhaps will call himself George, his former name. He is about 5 feet 8 inches high, st...

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NOTICE. Committed to the jail of the parish of Assumption, on the 2d of October last, a negro man who calls himself Jefferson, about 25 years of age, 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, stout made ; speaks ...

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Notice. WAS committed to the jail of the parish of Natchitoches on the 23d of December 1813, a negro man between 40 and 50 years old, 6 feet high, who calls himself Joe—says he belongs to Mr. Will...

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Runaway Slaves kept in Jail. MICHAEL, a mulatto, aged about 38 years ; five feet two inches high ; speaks English and very little French ; of a middling size. Said mulatto says he belongs to Mr. Ro...

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Runaway Negro. GEORGE Conner, and sometimes going by the name of George Johnston, a negro aged from 35 to 40 years, of the height of five feet and three or four inches, strong built, having high s...

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