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ABSENTED herself from the Orphan-House, a Negro Woman named (...), with her son, eight years of age. She is a tall likely Woman, speaks good English, about thirty years old. TEN DOLLARS reward will...

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Twenty Dollars Reward, FOR apprehending and securing in the Work-house or on delivering to the subscriber a Negro Wench named DINAH, the property of the late Caspar C. Schutt, Esq. who absented her...

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marronnage_13163

10 Dollars Reward, WILL be paid to any person who will take up a Negro Man named SIMON, a compleat Painter and Glazier, belonging to JAMES BURN, Esq. and lodge him in the Work-house. All persons ...

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Absented himself, THIS MORNING, from the service of the subscriber, a YOUNG NEGRO FELLOW, named JOHNNY, about 5 feet 5 inches high, with remarkable thick lips. As it is supposed he is harboured in...

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Twenty Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY from the Subscriber’s Plantation, near Georgetown, a NEGRO LAD, named PLATO, about fourteen years of age; in his person, slim and badly made. Whoever will deliver h...

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Ten Dollars Reward. RAN AWAY from the brig James, yesterday morning, my Negro Fellow PRINCE; he is about five feet high, twenty-one years of age, stout made; had on when he went away, a short blue...

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marronnage_13167

Ran away or strayed, FROM a schooner at Prioleau’s wharf, a NEW NEGRO MAN, named KELLY, a stout, slim fellow, about 26 years of age, but looks more like a lad, small visage, cross look, poor in fle...

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marronnage_13168

50 Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the subscriber, on Monday last, his Mulatto servant named BILLY, well known as once the property of MAURICE SIMONS, Esq. and prior to his being owned by me, that of...

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marronnage_13169

20 Dollars Reward, FOR the Subscribers Fellow JAMES, formerly the property of Mr. Kerr, hatter, and late Mr. Mickell. He is about 5 feet 4 inches high, thick set, large nose, and about 23 years old...

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marronnage_13170

Taken up, SOME time since, two NEW NEGROES, who can give no account of themselves, either where they came from or who they belong to. Any person by giving a description of the above Negroes and pr...

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marronnage_13171

RAN AWAY, On the 16th December last, a Negro Fellow named SIKE, formerly the property of R. P. Saunders, Esq. He is about 36 years of age, about five feet ten inches high. A reward of Fifty Dollars...

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marronnage_13172

20 Dollars Reward. RAN AWAY from the Subscriber’s Plantation at Goose Creek, A NEGRO MAN, named MINUS, (an African) five feet six inches high, has no particular mark, rather a downcast look, his te...

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RAN-AWAY FROM the Subscribers plantation in Christ Church Parish, a NEGRO FELLOW, named ANTHONY, about five feet six inches high, slender made, wants some of his fore teeth; he formerly belonged t...

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marronnage_13174

Seventy Dollars Reward. RAN away, a MULATTO MAN named MERCURY, about 5 feet 10 inches high, well made, and likely. He left the plantation of George Cletherall, Esq. near Jacksonboro’, about a week...

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RANAWAY, ON Wednesday last, a Negro Fellow named SIMON, about 25 years of age, 5 feet 4 inches high, stout made, yellow complexion, and remarkably flat nose; on one of his hands he has the appeara...

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marronnage_13176

RANAWAY, WITHOUT any known cause, yesterday morning, a new NEGRO FELLOW, named YORK, belonging to the subscriber; cannot tell his own or master’s name; about 5 feet 7 inches high, stout and well m...

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marronnage_13177

RANAWAY, SINCE January last, two NEGRO FELLOWS, belonging to DANIEL TOWNSEND, Esq. of Edisto Island.—ROBIN, formerly the property of Gen. PINCKNEY, bought at his sales; he is a very black fellow, ...

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marronnage_13178

Ten Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the subscriber’s Plantation, on Savannah River, near Mathises’ Bluff, a NEGRO MAN, named LEVEN or LEEVRIN, about five feet eight or ten inches high, stout made, ye...

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marronnage_13179

Five Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the Subscriber, on Friday the 15th instant, a NEGRO BOY, named JAMES, about 14 or 15 years old, thin favoured—had on a sailors blue jacket and trowsers, a check s...

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50 Dollars Reward, WILL be paid for stopping and commiting to the work-house, a Negro Fellow named PLENTY, the property of the Subscriber; the said fellow Plenty is very easily known, as he goes ...

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marronnage_13181

RANAWAY. A REWARD of FIVE DOLLARS will be paid, on delivering my Coachman, ABRAHAM, (who has deserted my service) to the Warden of the Work-house. JAMES LADSON, No. 13, Meeting-street.

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Fifty Dollars Reward. PLENTY, a Negro Runaway From the Subscriber, and going about with a ticket under the pretence of looking for a master, having declared his intention not to return until he be...

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marronnage_13183

Twenty Dollars Reward, WILL be paid for apprehending ROBIN, a middle sized Negro Fellow, who was purchased last winter at the same of Mr. CANNON’s Negroes: he is a Bricklayer by trade, and ranaway ...

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RAN-AWAY, A Negro Lad, named JEMMY, ABOUT 19 years old, very short of his age, of a dwarfish appearance, with a smooth skin and small features, and with a scar near one of his eyes.—For two years ...

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marronnage_13185

A REWARD OF TEN DOLLARS will be paid by the Subscriber, on delivering his Boy CHARLES, or CUFFY, To the Master of the Work-House, who absented himself on Thursday last, at noon. He is about five ...

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A New Negro STRAYED into a yard last Friday night, who cannot speak well enough to be understood; the owner of said negro may have his property by giving an accurate description and paying all nec...

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Ten Dollars Reward. RAN AWAY on Saturday last, a NEGRO FELLOW, named MINGO, about twenty-three years old, well known in Charleston as one of the subscriber’s boat-hands; he was seen a day or two a...

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New Negro Lost. LAST Wednesday forenoon, a NEW NEGRO BOY, supposed to have lost his way on returning to the Subscriber’s Farm on Charleston Neck.—His dress, a red Flannel Shirt, old Oznaburg Trows...

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marronnage_13189

Twenty Dollars Reward. RAN AWAY, about two months ago, from a Gentleman at Jacksonborough, a NEGRO WENCH, named CHARLOTTE—she is about five feet high, and stout made—has a very large mouth and thi...

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Notice. CAME into the Subscriber’s yard, on Friday night, a New NEGRO MAN, of small stature, who could not tell either his own or his master’s name—he was much pinched with cold and hunger—for whi...

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