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marronnage_20991

Kingston, Aug. 31, 1804. ONE DOUBLOON REWARD. RAN AWAY, on Saturday the 25th instant, a stout well made negro boy, named WILLIAM (late the property of Peter Matthews, retailer), about five feet fi...

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marronnage_20992

St. James’s Workhouse, Aug. 23, 1804. MADE their Escape out of this workhouse, on Thursday night the 16th instant, the following negroes; viz. A negro man, named BILLY, belonging to Oliver Hering,...

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marronnage_20993

Kingston, Sept. 7, 1804. RAN AWAY, out of Kingston Barracks, on the 5th instant, a creole negro boy, named PATRICK, born in the parish of Clarendon, where his parents now reside, and where he had b...

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marronnage_20994

Camperdown, St. Andrew’s, Sept. 1, 1804. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, in April last, a Moco negroman, named JOE, about thirty-three years of age, about five feet six or seven inches high, marked ...

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marronnage_20995

September 14, 1804. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, in Clarendon, a negro man, named PATRICK, marked L on the right shoulder, but not plain. A Pistole reward will be given for lodging him in any wor...

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marronnage_20996

Halfway-Tree, Sept. 15, 1804. HALF-A-JOE reward will be given for apprehending and lodging in any gaol or workhouse a sambo man-boy, named CHARLES, who has absented himself from the subscriber for ...

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marronnage_20997

September 14, 1804. RAN AWAY, about two years and a half since, from the wharf of Messrs. Purcell & Pacifico, where he was hired to work, a negro man, named WASHINGTON, belonging to the estate of ...

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marronnage_20998

September 12, 1804. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, about five weeks ago, a negro man, named GEORGE of the Mundingo country, a fisherman; he is five feet eight inches high, marked TK on both shoulder...

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marronnage_20999

September 14, 1804. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, on the 3d inst. a negro wench, named OLIVE, of the Eboe country, has a scar on her upper lip, near her nostril, with her country marks on her foreh...

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marronnage_21

Cinq Negres nouveaux, dont trois Negres Mondongues, & deux jeunes Négresses Congo, étampés D.BUTLER, sont marons depuis le 8 de ce mois. Mr. Bocher, Procureur de Mde. de Butler à qui ils appartiennent...

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marronnage_210

Trois Negres & une Négresse nouveaux, nation Congo, nommés Phaéton, Philipe, Antoine & Lucile, étampés GUINGANT & au dessous J.R.B, sont partis marons le 10 du mois dernier. Ceux qui les reconnoîtront...

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marronnage_2100

Trois Negres créoles, le premier, nommé Mathurin, postillon, sans étampe, trapu & de moyenne taille, ayant les dents de devant de manque & des boucle d'oreille de grenat, montées en or; le second, nom...

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marronnage_21000

September 18, 1804. A DOUBLOON will be given to any person for apprehending and delivering to the subscriber a negro man, named CUFFEE, formerly the property of Mrs. Campbell, of Liguanea; he is a...

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marronnage_21001

St. Thomas in the Vale, Sept. 15, 1804. FOUR DOUBLOONS REWARD. RAN AWAY, 16th May, 1803, GEORGE, an impudent looking sambo fellow, about five feet high, stout made, has a scar across his lips, and...

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marronnage_21002

Good Air Pen, St. Andrew, Sept. 28, 1804. RAN AWAY from the subscriber’s pen, near Halfway-Tree, on Tuesday last, a negro man, named TOM, belonging to the subscriber, of the Eboe country; had on wh...

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marronnage_21003

Trelawny Workhouse, Sept. 21, 1804. ESCAPED from the Drivers of this Workhouse, on the Rock Road, two negro men, one named RICHARD, belonging to Steelfield estate, a Congo, black complexion, five ...

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marronnage_21004

Dry-River Retreat, St. George’s, Oct. 2, 1804. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, three months ago, CROMBIE, a Congo, he is very stout made, about five feet four inches high, speaks good English, has l...

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marronnage_21005

October 12, 1804. CAUTION TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, a few days ago, two negro men; the one named LONDON, formerly belonging to John Spence Munro, and lately purchased f...

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marronnage_21006

Kingston, Oct. 12, 1804. RAN AWAY from Stoney-Hill, in April last; a negro girl, named DAPHNE, about five feet high, a Mundingo, with her country marks, and branded on her right shoulder JB. Whoeve...

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marronnage_21007

Craigrie, St. Thomas in the Vale, Oct. 14, 1804. TAKEN up here, yesterday, a negro boy, of the Eboe country, says his name is JACK, that he belonged to a Mr. Dillon, or Dingwall, mason, Morant-Bay...

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marronnage_21008

St. Mary, Oct. 25, 1804. ONE DOUBLOON REWARD will be paid to any person or persons apprehending a negro slave, named HERCULES, belonging to Windsor-Castle Estate, in St. Mary’s, who made his escap...

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marronnage_21009

Hanover Workhouse, Oct. 23, 1804. ESCAPED from the Driver, on the 12th instant, when at work at the Church-yard, a negro man, named CLAYTON, a Coromantee, belonging to Linton Pen, the property of ...

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marronnage_2101

Un Negre Congo, nommé Médor, étampé DERONCERAI & PROA[renversé], âgé d'environ 20 ans, ayant des excrescences de chair sous la gorge, est maron depuis les derniers jours de décembre. Ceux qui le reco...

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marronnage_21010

Kingston, Nov. 14, 1804. RAN AWAY, on the 19th of October last, a little mulatto boy, named BECOOK, about twelve years old, speaks English and French, has a smiling countenance, short curled hair, ...

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marronnage_21011

St. Andrew’s Mountains, Nov. 16, 1804. RAN AWAY, in August last, a negro boy, of the Otam country, named JAMES, marked HB on the right shoulder, and has his country marks on his face. Any person l...

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marronnage_21012

Savanna-la-Mar, Nov. 12, 1804. RAN AWAY, about nine years ago, a sambo woman, known by the name of SAMBO MARY, but passes in St. Thomas in the East by the name of MARY BARTLETT, or MARY THOMAS, be...

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marronnage_21013

Kingston, Nov. 23, 1804. ABSCONDED from the subscriber, since May last, a slave named CAESAR, alias RICHARD, a very dark sambo, marked very much with the small-pox, about five feet three or four i...

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marronnage_21014

St. George, Nov. 17, 1804. RAN AWAY from Galloway plantation, Buff-Bay River, on Monday the 12th instant, a negro man, named SMART, of the Mundingo country, marked on the left shoulder Mc, has a so...

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marronnage_21015

Kingston, Nov. 22, 1804. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, since the 20th October last, a new negro man, named TOM, of the Moco country, is about eighteen years of age, five feet high, marked on the le...

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marronnage_21016

St. Ann, Dec. 1, 1804. FOUR DOUBLOONS REWARD. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, during the month of April last, a negro woman, named JUDY, a native of this parish, about thirty-five years of age, rath...

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