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marronnage_20746

December 2, 1802. TWO PISTOLES REWARD. RAN AWAY, about five weeks ago, from the Subscriber, a Negro Man, named TOM, by trade a Sadler, and well known in Kingston, from his being the property of th...

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Kingston, December 6, 1802. ESCAPED from the Driver of a Gang of Workhouse Negroes, working on the Rock-Fort Road, on Thursday last, the following Negroes, chained together: JOHN, a short squat ne...

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marronnage_20748

Kingston, Dec. 10, 1802. RAN AWAY from the subscriber a negro wench, named ROSETTA, of the Congo country, about 4 feet 6 inches high; she is marked on the left shoulder MG, which is turned into a l...

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December 2, 1802. RAN AWAY, about three weeks ago, a Negro Girl, named CAMILLA, of the Eboe country, and her country marks on her face, and marked on the shoulder either RW or WR, but nearly oblit...

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marronnage_2075

Un Negre créole, nommé Paul, étampé CR. ayant les pieds contrefaits , une taie sur l'oil & tout le corps couvert de cicatrices de coups de fouet, âgé de 30 à 35 ans, est parti maron le 10 de ce mois, ...

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marronnage_20750

Clarendon, Dec. 24, 1802. TEN POUNDS REWARD. RAN AWAY, about four months ago, a New negro Girl, of the Eboe country, named AMELIA, about 4 feet 8 inches in height, marked on the right shoulder W, ...

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Kingston, Jan. 30, 1802. Fifty Pounds Reward. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, about four months past, a creole negro girl, about five feet high, has a scar on one side of her neck, answers to the na...

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Kingston, Feb. 10, 1802. RAN AWAY, a few days ago from on board the ship Resolution, lying off the wharf of Shaw, Holt, and Inglis, a negro man named DUKE, formerly the property of Nicholas Lechmer...

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Kingston, Jan. 25, 1802. RAN AWAY on the 15th inst. from the subscriber, a Negro Boy named FRANL, a Creole of this island, about 16 years of age. No mark. When he went away had on an oznaburgh froc...

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Spanish-Town, Jan. 21, 1802. TEN GUINEAS REWARD. ESCAPED from the Gaol of St. Jago de la Vega, on the night, or very early in the morning of the 20th inst. by breaking through the walls of the Cel...

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Kingston, Jan. 4, 1802. RAN-AWAY, from Mount Friendship Plantation in the Parish of St. Andrew, about 3 weeks ago, a Negro Boy named Richard; slim made, yellow skinned, about 5 feet 6 inches high, ...

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Kingston, Oct. 10, 1801. RAN AWAY, a negro Boy named VINCENT, well known from having been in the service of Lord Hugh Seymour, a reward will be given for his apprehension, on his being delivered to...

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Kingston, Jan. 19, 1802. RAN AWAY, a negro Woman of the Mungola Country, about 4 feet 4 inches high, answers to the name of Polly, a very black complexion, and has her country marks about her templ...

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Kingston, February 15, 1802. RAN AWAY from the Pen of the subscriber, near Bath Prison a Negro man named John, about 30 years of age, of the Congo country, speaks Spanish and French, marked MEAU. ...

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Kingston, Feb. 15, 1802. RAN AWAY from the subscriber some time ago, a Negro man named SCOTLAND, speaks very little English, is about five feet high, stout made, and of the Papaw country; had on wh...

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marronnage_2076

Un Mulâtre, nommé Louis, créole de la Martinique, sans étampe, âgé d'environ 30 ans, taille de 5 pieds 3 à 4 pouces, marqué de petite-vérole, ayant les jambes cambrées & parlant bon Français, est maro...

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Kingston, Feb. 3, 1802 RAN AWAY from the subscriber, on Sunday evening last, a stout negro man, named ROBERT, of the Moco country; is about 5 feet 10 ½ inches, and had on an osnaburgh frock and nan...

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marronnage_20761

Kingston, April 9, 1802. A MULATTO French GIRL, about 18 years old, 5. 2i. high, no mark, the property of the subscriber, she went away on the 2d instant. Whoever will apprehend and secure the abov...

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Kingston, April 9, 1802. RAN-AWAY from the subscriber two Negro Men of the Mungola country, named JACK, and Goodluck, marked on the right breast J. M. Eight dollars reward will be given for apprehe...

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marronnage_20763

Kingston, April 10, 1802. RAN AWAY about five weeks ago, a Negro man named JOHN JOSEPH, a coal black handsome well made fellow, with long whiskers down each side of his face, aged about 30 or 32 ye...

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Kingston, April 16, 1802. WENT AWAY, supposed to be inveigled away from the subscriber’s house this [] in upper King street, a Negro woman of the Angola country [] she had on when she went away [] ...

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Kingston, April 19, 1802. Runaway the 13th[inc] inst., a negro boy named Victor, accustomed to sell vegetables every day about the streets, marked on the breast and left shoulder TRICHER. A reward ...

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Kingston, April 20, 1802. RUN AWAY, In October last, a Creole Negro Woman by name Charlotte, supposed to be harboured by her husband. Whoever will apprehend her, and bring her to the house of Mrs....

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Kingston, April 21, 1802. WENT AWAY from the subscriber’s house, about a month ago, a Negro woman named CATHERINE, of the Eboe country. She is about five feet, two inches stature, 30 years of age; ...

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marronnage_20768

Kingston, April 9, 1802. RUNAWAY from the subscriber, about two months ago, a Negro woman named ELIZA, a Mungola, about four feet, eight or nine inches high, full headed [inc] She is more supposed ...

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Spanish-Town, May 3, 1802. RAN-AWAY from the subscriber about a fortnight since, a mulatto boy named FREDERICK, marked on the right shoulder J. B. with a diamond on top. As he formerly belonged to ...

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marronnage_2077

Un Negre Congo, nommé Adonis, étampé M. DVDES [à l'envers, renversé], ayant une rougeur au visage, taille d'environ 5 pieds, est maron depuis le mois dernier. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront, sont priés de ...

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Kingston, May 11, 1802. RAN AWAY from the Admiral’s Pen, on the 10th inst. a French Negro Man named TELEMAQUE JOSEPH, a stout active fellow, about five feet four inches high, had on blue pantaloons...

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Kingston, May 12, 1802. RAN-AWAY from the subscriber, on Friday last, a Negro Man named CASTALIO, of the Nago country, has his country marks in his cheeks, and is marked on the right shoulder M. S....

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Kingston, May 19, 1802. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, about three weeks ago, an American Negro man-boy, named JACK, about twenty years of age, rather slim made, and speaks remarkable good English. ...

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