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February 21, 1806. RAN AWAY from Pembroke coffee-mountain, in St. Mary, some time since, a creole negro, named DICKY, about forty years old, supposed to be harboured in the neighbourhood of Port-A...

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Kingston, Feb. 27, 1806. RAN AWAY from Mount-Pleasant, St. George, a negro woman, named MARY-ANN, a native of St. Kitt’s, about five feet and a half inch high, pock-pitted, and marked IB on both s...

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Spanish-Town Workhouse, Feb. 18, 1806. MADE their escape from the Drivers, while at work on the Race-Ground, a negro named JAMES, a creole, to the estate of Frances Dunston, he now says to Mr. Bel...

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February 28, 1806. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, since April last, a negro man,named CUFFY, formerly the property of Mrs. Campbell, of Halfway-Tree; he is a complete Cook and Upholsterer, and has ...

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March 7, 1806. ABSCONDED, in December last, after having been concerned in brealing into and robbing a Gentleman’s store, a negro man, named WILLIAM, well known in this city and Spanish- Town as t...

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Kingston, March 8, 1806. [March 14, 1806] RANAWAY, from the subscriber, [on the 2d instant] a negro woman of the Eboe country, named DIANA [a negro woman named DIANA, alias MARY, of the Eboe countr...

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March 14, 1806. RAN AWAY from the Hermitage plantation, in the parish of St. George, a Negro woman named LUCILE, of the Arada country, aged 25 years, without any marks but those of her country on ...

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marronnage_2124

Un Negre Congo nommé André, étampé DRIMELLE, âgé de 20 ans, taille de 5 pieds, est maron. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront sont priés de le faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à M. Louis Laurent, demeurant au C...

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Newfield, Mayday, March 10, 1806. ABSCONDED from this settlement, on the evening of the 4th instant, taking with them their blankets and bills, three young new negro men, Congoes; they have no othe...

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March 14, 1806. SIX DOUBLOONS REWARD. [Six Doubloons Reward if proven to conviction by whom harboured] ABSCONDED from the subscriber, about three years ago, the following slaves, viz.: A creole ne...

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Molyne’s, Liguanea, March 10, 1806. RAN AWAY from the above plantation, on the 3rd of February last, a negro man, named CUFFEE, by trade a cooper: He is about twenty-four years of age, about five f...

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St. David, March 20, 1806. FIFTY POUNDS REWARD. WHEREAS the undermentioned slaves have absconded from Sun Vale and Cocoa-Walk estates, in this parish, for a considerable time past. The above rewar...

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Newlands’ Park, St. Andrew, March 21, 1806. FIFTY POUNDS REWARD. INVEIGLED AWAY, on the 26th of February last, a negro man, named COOK, baptized JOHN, supposed to be about five feet six or seven ...

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Kingston, March 21, 1806. DESERTED, on the 15th instant, from the European Garrison Compnay, at Savanna-la-Mar, a pioneer, named SORRY, of the Moco country, five feet eight inches high, country mar...

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March 29, 1806. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, about five months ago, BOB, an Angola, about five feet five inches high, black complexion, a few pock-marks, marked on the breast and shoulder FL, diam...

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Kingston, March 28, 1806. ABSCONDED from the subscriber, a negro woman, an Eboe, named PRUE, yellow complexion, flesh mole in the right eye, has the mark of a scar, from a sore, above the ancle of ...

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March 27, 1806. A DOUBLOON REWARD. RAN AWAY, from Golden-Grove plantation, in the parish of St. Thomas in the East, a creole negro man, named ISAAC, twenty-two years of age, five feet six inches h...

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Kingston, March 26, 1806. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, about three months ago, a negro woman, named MARGARET, a creole: The above woman is a Sempstress: Some part of her family being on Mr. Lechme...

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marronnage_2125

Trois Negres, le 1er. nommé Thomas, nation Mondongue, âgé d'environ 20 à 24 ans, taille de 5 pieds 6 à 8 pouces, les dents taillées, étampé LEREBOUR, le 2e. (on ne se souvient pas de l'étampe)| le 3e....

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March 28, 1806. RAN AWAY, early this morning, a negro wench, of the Angola country, named FANNY, short made, red lips, large nose, had a scar on the left instep, speaks very good English; she had o...

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Kingston, March 27, 1806. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, on the 23d April ast, a negro woman, of the Coromantee Country, named VENUS, but may pass as a creole, as she speaks very good English: she is...

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Kingston, March 29, 1806. ABSCONDED from the subscriber, since Christmas last, a negro man slave, named PETER, alias PETER HENRY, late the property of Mr. Delisser; he walks lame, having received a...

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Kingston, April 3, 1806. RAN AWAY, on the 2d of January last, a negro man, named FORTUNE, of the Coromantee country, about five feet ten inches high, was purchased from Mr. Hugh McKay, at public s...

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Amity-Hall, St. Thomas in the East, April 8, 1806. RAN AWAY from the above property, on the 29th ult. a mulatto slave, named RICHARD STEWART, by trade a carpenter, about twenty-seven years of age,...

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Keith, St. Ann, April 1, 1806. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, early in March last, a mulatto man slave, named FREDERICK, alias EDWARD JACKSON, formerly the property of Mr.Edward Martin Whitehead, su...

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April, 10, 1806. RAN AWAY, on Saturday last, a negro man, named THOMAS, pitted with the small-pox, five feet high, has a sore on the calf of his leg, a creole of Clarendon, speaks good English. Any...

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Spanish-Town Workhouse, March 30, 1806. ESCAPED from the driver, by breaking the chain, while burying a mule on the race-ground this morning, a negro man, named SAM, to Mr.Richard Wood, Old-Harbou...

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Corsham, St. Elizabeth, April 8, 1806. HORRID MURDER!!! TWENTY POUNDS REWARD. RAN AWAY two negro men, of the Eboe country, the one named MARK, about five feet eight inches high, of a yellow comp...

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April 2, 1806. FIFTY POUNDS REWARD. ABSCONDED from Industry-Grove, St. Andrew, the following slaves: LONDON, a black man, ROBERT, a mulatto, by trade carpenters, and EVE, a sambo, with her Child, ...

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marronnage_2126

Un Negre nouveau, nommé Télémaque, nation Congo, étampé COUSSAC, taille de 5 pieds 1 pouce, âgé d'environ 20 ans, est maron depuis quelques jours. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront, sont priés, d'en donner av...

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