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Spanish-Town Workhouse, June 14, 1806. MADE their escape, in chains, from the driver, while at work on the road near Mr. Witter’s pen, a negro named RICHARD, alias RICH, a mungola, to Mr. Campbell...

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Spanish-Town, Aug. 2, 1806. Absconded, A STOUT creole negro man named JOHN, but calls himself JOHN SEWELL, he is of a yellow complexion, and is well known in this town, having for some time been i...

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9th August, 1806. TWO POUNDS FIFTEEN SHILLINGS will be given to any one for bringing to the subscriber, or placing in any workhouse, AERELLIA, late belonging to the estate of Mr. William Bradford, ...

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Spanish-Town, Aug. 16, 1806. RANAWAY, LAST week, a sambo man, named THOMAS, formerly MARLBOROUGH. A PISTOLE reward will be paid for loddging him in any workhouse, or delivering him to JOHN LUNAN.

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Clarendon, Aug. 20, 1806. RANAWAY, on the 13th June last, a negro man named CUPID, but calls himself WILLIAM NEEDHAM, by trade a mason, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, stout and well made, he for...

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Spanish-Town, Aug. 30, 1806. THE subscriber having seen an advertisement in the public papers, signed by Richard Poore, offering a reward for the apprehension of three slaves, named John, Ned, and ...

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Un Negre Congo, âgé d'environ 18 ans, ayant de grands pieds, plusieurs fentes aux talons, la bouche grande, le nez plat & enfoncé, étampé NTH, les deux dernieres lettres entrelacées, est maron depuis ...

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Hanover Workhouse, Aug. 12, 1806. MADE their escape from the above Workhouse, two negro men chained together; the one named SHAKESPEARE, an Eboe, belonging to Richmond Vale estate, Hanover, about ...

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Spanish-Town, Sept. 6, 1806. HAVING SEEN WITH SURPRIZE an advertisement signed “MARY ELRICK,” cautioning all persons from molesting three Negroes advertised by me as absconded, viz. JOHN, NED, and ...

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Spanish-Town, Sept. 13, 1806. RANAWAY, from the subscriber, upwards of two years ago, a negro woman, named SYLVIA, of the Chamba country, and has her country marks about her; she was formerly the p...

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Spanish-Town, Sept. 13, 1806. RANAWAY, some weeks ago, a negro woman named DIANAH, formerly the property of Edward Peter Serjeant, Esqr. She is a Coromantee and has her country marks on her back, ...

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St. James’s Workhouse, Aug. 27, 1806. MADE their escape from the driver, when at work near the Race-Course, this morning, two Negro Men, chained together, one named WILLIAM ANGUS HENRY, a creole, ...

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Clarendon Workhouse, Sept. 10, 1806. ESCAPED from the driver of this Workhouse, a Negro Man named WILLIAM JAMES, says he is free, committed by R. W. Fearon, Esquire. A PISTOLE reward will be paid o...

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St. John’s, Sept. 15, 1806. TAKEN UP, in distress, being very geavy with child, a NEGRO WOMAN, of the Eboe country, marked on one of her shoulders not plain, about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, stout ...

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Great-Valley, Vere, Sept. 14, 1806. Two Doubloons Reward. RANAWAY, from the subscriber, a Negro carpenter, named ADAM, marked on both shoulders AS, G between, but which he may have defaced. The ab...

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Monday-night, Sept. 29, 1806. Eight Dollars Reward. RANAWAY, from the Subscriber, a new Negro Man named JULY, he is about 5 feet 5 inches high, stout, and well made, about 24 years of age, short f...

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October 11, 1806. A Half-Joe Reward. RANAWAY from the subscriber, six months ago, a negro woman named CUBA, was bought by Jeremiah Sweny from Mendes; she is about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, of a y...

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Trois Negres Congo, dont l'un nommé la Fortune, le second Joseph & le troisieme la Violette, étampés d'un côté CHABOT, de l'autre PAILLET & au dessous au PORT-DE-PAIX, sont marons depuis le 10 du moi...

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October 17, 1806. Four Doubloons Reward. RANAWAY, in June 1805, a mason negro, named TOM JUNCK, belonging to the estate of the late Mr. Peter Leishman. Any person lodging him in any workhouse or d...

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Alley, Vere, Oct. 20, 1806. BROUGHT home, by the subscriber’s boy, a Negro man, who calls himself GEORGE, about twenty years old, 5 feet 2 inches high, has no country or other marks. The account he...

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Bog-Walk, October 30, 1806. CAME to this place, yesterday, a Negro manboy, seemingly of the Eboe country, speaks hardly to be understood, has no mark, calls himself JEM, says he was working aboard ...

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Old-Harbour, Oct. 25, 1806. WENT AWAY, from the subscriber, on the 15th[?] June 1802[?], a young quadroon man, named JOHN THOMPSON, between 17 or 18 years, five feet three or four inches high, of a...

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Richmond, St. Mary, Oct. 31, 1806. RANAWAY, from this estate, on Saturday the 25th inst. a Negro Man, named ESSEX, who has been christened, and is better known by the name of ROBERT ROSS. He is wel...

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Nov. 19, 1806. Three Doubloons Reward. MADE their Escape from Clarendon Gaol on Friday evening the 14th inst. the following three Slaves, viz. – QUANDO, a tall, slim, creole negro man, belonging t...

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Asin, Vere, November 10, 1806. Absconded, FROM the subscriber, the following Negro Slaves, late the property of Mrs. Wilson, dec. viz. JAMES, a short stout fellow, has been seen, and supposed to ...

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Clarendon Workhouse, Nov. 27, 1806. MADE their ESCAPE from the driver by jumping into Ashley’s cane piece while coming home at night, on Saturday the 22d inst. Marcus, belonging to Thos. Parks Howe...

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Spanish-Town, Dec. 19, 1806. SIX DOLLARS Reward will be paid for lodging in the workhouse, a sambo man slave named GEORGE RICHARDSON, who has absented himself for six months past; heis a Taylor by...

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January, 1st. 1806, ABSCONDED, a negro boy, a Congo named TOM, speaks thick, and has a small piece of one of his teeth broke off. Whoever will lodge him in any Workhouse, or bring him to the subsc...

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Un Negre tailleur, nation Congo, nommé l'Affriquain, âgé d'environ 25 ans, étampé d'un côté SORBÉS & de l'autre MENDEZ, est maron depuis 15 jours. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront, sont priés de le faire arr...

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4th December, 1805. ABSCONDED after having been concerned in breaking into and robbing a Gentleman’s store, a negro man named WILLIAMS, well known in this City and Spanish-Town, as the Subscriber’...

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