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marronnage_21206

Fifty Dollars Reward. WILL be paid to any person, who will give information to conviction, of any white person’s harboring or employing the following Runaway — one half the above for the like infor...

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Ranaway, ON the 12th instant, a NEGRO MAN, named PERRY, about 25 years of age, 5 feet nine or ten inches high, has a down look, slow spoken, and a little stoop’d in his shoulders ; he is a boat ha...

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Ranaway FROM the Subscriber, on the 24th of last month, my Negro Man PETER : (An African), but speaks tolerable good English—He is about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, well made, is very plausible, a...

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marronnage_21209

Notice. A NEW NEGRO, who answers to the name of JOE, strolled into the Plantation of Mr. Rutledge, on Santee River, where the subscriber is Overseer. He speaks but little English, and cannot give ...

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marronnage_2121

Un Negre nommé Appollon, nation Congo, âgé d'environ 28 ans, étampé sur le sein gauche ROMIEU, est maron depuis un an : on présume qu'il se tient du côté de S.Marc. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront sont prié...

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Ranaway, FROM Mr. Middleton’s plantation on Pon-pon, about ten weeks ago, a NEGRO MAN named PRIMUS, about 45 years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, bushy head of hair, and well looking—formerly ...

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marronnage_21211

Ten Dollars Reward WILL be given for the apprehension of a Negro Wench named SUE, Aged about 40 ; and belonging to Mr. P. PAYSSOUX ; she is an intelligent Wench and passes herself as free. Enquire ...

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Ranaway On Monday morning, 5th July, a Mulatto LAD, named JOE, belonging to the Subscriber. He is so well known about town, that a description of his person is unnecessary. A reward of Ten Dollars...

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marronnage_21213

Ranaway ON Saturday night, the 10th instant, my NEGRO FELLOW, JEFFERY, formerly the property of Judge BEE, and is well known about the City. He is about 5 feet 9 inches high ; slender make ; smar...

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Port-Royal Workhouse, Jan. 24, 1806. ESCAPED from the driver of this workhouse, with a chain and collar on his neck, on Saturday last, FRANCIS, an Eboe, five feet seven inches, says he is free, but...

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Spanish-Town Workhouse, Jan. 25, 1806. ESCAPED from the workhouse, a negro man, named GEORGE, formerly the property of George Hatton Brown, Esq. tried at a slave-court, and sentenced to hard labour...

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Kingston, Jan. 31, 1806. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, some months back, a negro man named JOHN, a creole of this island, a tailor by trade, stout made, much pock-pitted, was seen on Dalway estate,...

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Mullet-Hall, St. George, Jan. 30, 1806. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, since the 31st October, 1804, a creole negro woman, named MAGDALEN, about twentyfive years old, speaks both English and French...

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marronnage_21218

Trelawny, Jan. 30, 1806. RAN AWAY from Belvedere estate, St. James, where they have been employed for several years, the following negro slaves, namely, Portland, Bess, Benneba, Dido, Sylvia, Nancy...

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marronnage_21219

Kingston, Jan. 14, 1806. A NEGRO MAN, named DUKE, who was learning the trade of a Cooper, having absented himself since the 20th of October last, a reward of Ten Dollars, with all expences, will be...

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Une Négresse créole, nommée Nanon, étampée TAPLETON est marone depuis environ un mois. Ceux qui la reconnoîtront sont priés de la faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à Madame Denort, demeurant au Cap.

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Savanna-la-Mar, Feb. 3, 1806. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, on Saturday the 25th of January, a negro woman, named SARAH, of the Nago country, a stout-boned slim wench, has her country marks on her ...

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Kingston, Feb. 7, 1806. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, a negro boy, of the Moco country, named STEPHEN, about sixteen years of age, formerly the property of Mr. John Phillips, marked IP on the right...

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Rio-Bueno, Trelawny, Feb. 7, 1806. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, a creole negro woman, named HANNAH, of a yellowish complexion, marked on one of her shoulders D[a l’envers et vers la droite]AN in o...

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marronnage_21223

January 24, 1806. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, a negro woman, named LOUISA, with her female child, named BESTEY, of the Mundingo country, the thumb of her right hand is cut off, is supposed to be...

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Spanish-Town Workhouse, Feb. 1, 1806. ESCAPED from the above workhouse, a negro man, named DAVY, who has lost one arm, tried at a Slave-Court and sentenced to hard labour for life. Also, a negro m...

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Vere, Feb. 11, 1808. RAN AWAY, in January last, a negro girl, named CLARA, belonging to the estate of the late Mrs. Wilson, and supposed to be harboured at Bushy-Park plantation, the property of Mr...

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Hampstead, Trelawny, Feb. 11, 1806. RAN AWAY, in December last, a creole negro man belonging to the above plantation, named CAESAR, likely made, about 5 feet 6 inches high, supposed to be marked on...

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marronnage_21227

Kingston, Feb. 14, 1806. ABSCONDED, about a month since, a negro woman, named FRIENDSHIP, a Congo, about five feet four inches high, very black, and has the sinews of the right foot contracted, sup...

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Serge-Island, St. Thomas in the East, Feb. 17, 1806. ABSCONDED from the above plantation since Christmas last, a creole negro man, by trade a Cooper, is stout made, artful, and well looking, and (...

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February 14, 1806. RAN AWAY from Rose-Hall plantation, in the parish of St. Andrew, about six weeks ago, three negro men, of the Moco country, aged about twenty-five years each, marked on the brea...

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marronnage_2123

Un Negre créole, nommé Jean, âgé de 42 ans, en ayant passé 25 en France & les deux dernieres au service de feu M. Coquard, Md. À S. Marc, est maron depuis le deux janvier dernier; on le droit à S.Marc...

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London Tavern, Kingston, RAN AWAY, about a fortnight since, a sambo boy, named JOHN, rather of a full face, and pitted in a small degree with the small-pox: he was formerly the property of Mrs. Goa...

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Berlin, St. Elizabeth, Feb. 15, 1806. ESCAPED from Butler’s Tavern, Old-Harbour, on Wednesday night the 6th instant, Four New Negroes, who were on their way to this property with 150 others, of the...

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St. David, Feb. 21, 1806. RAN AWAY, since the 1st of April last, a creole negro man named BAKER, a Bricklayer, and well known in Kingston, where he is supposed to be working. A Pistole will be paid...

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