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marronnage_20937

Morant-Bay, St. Thomas in the East, March 27, 1804. A REWARD of One Pound Six Shillings and Eight Pence will be given for lodging a Negro Man named GARRICK in any of the workhouses in the island, ...

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marronnage_20938

Montpelier, St. Ann’s, April 4, 1804. RAN AWAY, in March, 1803, from a woman of colour, to whom she was hired, a Creole Negro Woman named CHANCE [inc], about 40 years old, 5 feet 3 or 4 inches hig...

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marronnage_20939

Mount-Pleasant, St. Mary’s, March 6, 1804. ABSCONDED from the subscriber, about a month ago, Ned and Dick, Chambas; Robert, Simon, and Harry, Mongolas; Bacchus, a Coromantee: Also, on the 3d March...

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marronnage_2094

Un Negre nouveau, sans étampe, taille de 5 pieds 3 à 4 pouces, bien jambé, portant la tête basse, âgé d'environ 28 à 30 ans, provenant de la cargaison du Navire le Roi-de-Malimbe, corvette de M. Kanon...

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St. Thomas in the Vale, April 13, 1804. FIFTY POUNDS REWARD. ABSENTED, on Sunday night, the 8th instant, from Golden- River Plantation, an elderly Mulatto Woman named BELLA, alias ARABELLA JERVIS...

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marronnage_20941

April 12, 1804. RAN AWAY, on or about the 17th February last, from the subscriber’s plantation, on Andreas Island, Bahamas, the following NEGROES, in an open boat; viz. JUNE, 6 feet 3 inches high,...

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marronnage_20942

Kingston, April 3, 1804. RAN AWAY, on the morning of the 13th ult., Two Negro Men, bought for Transportation, chained together: NERO, formerly the property of Mrs. Judith Josephs, stamped PEYCHAUD ...

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marronnage_20943

April 20, 1804. RAN AWAY, about three months ago, from Hope-Hill, in St. George’s, a Negro Man named AMSTERDAM, between forty and fifty years of age, the second toe of one of his feet cut off, a l...

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marronnage_20944

Kingston, April 10, 1804. RAN AWAY from her master, Mons. ROBUSTE DE FREDILLY, some time about the 30th December last, when her said master was embarking with his family for New-Orleans, a certain...

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marronnage_20945

Kingston, April 20, 1804. RAN AWAY, since November, 1802, a young Negro Woman named LUCY, of the Eboe country, marked MG on the right shoulder, belonging to the Estate of Mr. PETER GRANT, deceased;...

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marronnage_20946

Kingston, April 23, 1804. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, a Negro Man, of the Eboe country, named TROPHAND, a carpenter, about 40 years of age, 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, well made, marked upon his b...

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marronnage_20947

Kingston, April 28, 1804. TWO POUNDS REWARD. RAN AWAY, a Negro Woman named ALZIRE, of the Mungola nation, aged 16 years, 5 feet high, marked on the right shoulder DEDUNE. The said reward will be g...

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marronnage_20948

April 27, 1804. RAN AWAY from Stoney-Hill, a Negro Boy, of the Mungola country, named JEROME, marked on the left breast I. G. and is about 17 years of age. A reward of Half-a-Joe will be paid to a...

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April 27, 1804. RAN AWAY, in February last, a Negro Woman, named EMMA, of the Coromantee country, about 5 feet high, very black, and marked on the right shoulder ED, heart on top, supposed to be h...

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marronnage_2095

Deux Negres, l'un nommé Jacques, créole, étampé I L R, taille de 5 pieds 6 pouces, maron depuis le mois d'octobre dernier, & l'autre Jean, Congo, étampé de même, de petite taille, âgé d'environ 60 ans...

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marronnage_20950

Spanish-Town, April 13, 1804. ELOPED from the subscriber, on Easter Sunday last, a Negro named TOMMY, a creole of the island of Grenada; he was lately the property of Counsellor Kinchliffe, and for...

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marronnage_20951

April 28, 1804. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, about three months past, Two Negroes; one a Negro man named JOHN, of the Mungola country; the other a Negro Girl, of the Eboe country, named MAZARENE:...

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marronnage_20952

St. James’s Workhouse, Feb. 24, 1804. MADE their Escape, out of the above workhouse, on Monday night, or early on Tuesday morning, the 21st instant, the following Negroes, viz. – SALLY, a creole, t...

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marronnage_20953

Bremen Valley, St. George’s, May 3, 1804. RAN AWAY from the above plantation, on the 20th of March last, a Negro Man-Boy of the Eboe country, named BRYAN, about 5 feet 5 inches high, of a yellowis...

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marronnage_20954

St. George’s, May 5, 1804. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, on the 5th ultimo [inc], a Negro Woman named MARY-ANN RICHARDSON, a native of St. Kitt’s, about 5 feet 6 inches high, pitted with the smallp...

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marronnage_20955

April 20, 1804 [inc] again last [inc], a [inc] Mulatto Wench named MARY, calls herself MARY YOUNG; she formerly belonged to Berkshire- Hall estate, St. Thomas in the Vale, where her mother and her...

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marronnage_20956

Spanish-Town Workhouse, April 23, 1804. ESCAPED out of the Workhouse, on Sunday night last, by breaking through the walls of the prison in which they were confined, the two following negro slaves,...

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marronnage_20957

Blue-Mountain Valley, May 16, 1804. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, a Carpenter Negro Man named TOMMY PARKER, a creole, 5 feet 3 or 4 inches high, tolerable stout made, a little round shouldered, sp...

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marronnage_20958

Port-Morant, May 23, 1804. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, a young Negro Man named NAT, or NATHANIEL, a creole of about 22 years of age, stout and well made; it is believed that he is marked RL on on...

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marronnage_20959

Kingston Barracks, May 25, 1804. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, about 4 weeks since, a stout Negro Boy named PATRICK, about 5 feet 8 inches high, and lately belonging to the Estate of Mr. Johnson, o...

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marronnage_2096

Deux Negres nouveaux, Nation Congo, étampés sur l'épaule droite L [renversé] H, tous deux bien faits, l'un marqué de petite-vérole, âgé de 24 à 25 ans, & l'autre de 18 à 20 ans, sont marons depuis le ...

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Kingston, May 28, 1804. ABSCONDED from the Subscriber about seven months past, a Negro Man named CATCHEBY, a creole of this island, by trade a Bricklayer, stout made, and of a yellow complexion, a...

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marronnage_20961

Port-Maria-Bay, May 14, 1804. ABSCONDED from the subscriber, on Saturday the 29th April (at night), a New Negro Wench, bought out of the ship Thomas, Captain Pince, that now lay in Port-Maria-Bay, ...

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May 23, 1804. RAN AWAY from Kellett’s estate, in the parish of Clarendon, a remarkable stout young Mulatto Woman named Margaret McLean, the daughter of John McLean, deceased, who was formerly keep...

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marronnage_20963

Kingston, June 18, 1804. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, a Creole Negro Boy named JOE, calls himself JOE CROSS, by trade a Tailor; he is about 16 years of age, about 5 feet high, round face, rather a...

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