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marronnage_21503

Vere, January 23, 1809. THIRTY POUNDS REWARD. RANAWAY, since the 23d October, 1808, from the subscriber, a Negro Man, of the Eboe country, yellow complexion, of about five feet six inches high, st...

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Spanish-Town, February 25, 1809. A REWARD OF TWO PISTOLES is offered for the apprehension of a runaway negro man, named RATLIFFE, who is following the trade, and employed by some taylor, in Kingsto...

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Spanish-Town, February 25, 1809. A PISTOLE REWARD. RANAWAY, from the subscriber, about ten days ago, a negro man christened JOHN RICKETS, formerly belonging to the Hon. John C. Rickets, attorney g...

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Spanish-Town, March 4, 1809. RANAWAY, from the subscriber, three Slaves, his property, named TONEY, HENRIETTA and BETTY. A reward of Half- Joe is hereby offered to any one bringing either of them h...

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Content, St. John’s, March 2, 1809. RANAWAY, from this place, the following Slaves, who are well known in St. John’s, and about Spanish-Town: -- RODNEY and KITTY, for some years. SAM, a wainman, t...

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St. John, March 1, 1809. RANAWAY from the subscriber, about four months ago, a negro man of the Eboe country, named LIVERPOOL; about five feet four inches high; of a dark complexion; stout and acti...

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Thirty Dollars Reward. ABSCONDED from St. Simon’s Island, the FOLLOWING NEGROES :--PETER, ISRAEL, and FRANK, the property of Edmund Matthews. Peter is tall and of slender make, pitted with the sma...

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Un Negre cuisinier, nation Nago, nommé Télémaque, étampé sur le sein droit LABORIE, âgé d'environ 20 ans, taille de 6 pieds, est maron depuis le 25 avril dernier qu'il a été acheté. Ceux qui le reconn...

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Thirty Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the Subscriber, on the 11th inst a NEGRO FELLOW named OLIVER, tolerably stout built and well made, aged about 27 years, but looks young for that age, having ve...

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Fugitive Slave ! COMMITTED TO THE WORKHOUSE. PRINCE, says he belongs to Mr. Henry Young of North Edisto; is 5 feet 5 inches high, and appears to be about 25 years of age. Aeneas S. Reeves, M. W. ...

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Twenty Dollars Reward. DESERTED from the U. S. Cutter Boxer, at Georgetown, a Black Man, well known in this town, by the name of PAUL, or POLIDORE ; now belonging to Mr. B. Henrickson, and formerl...

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Five Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the Subscriber in September last, ADAM, a Negro Fellow, about 23 years of age, formerly the property of Dr. Robert Pringle. Adam is very stout made, and walks inn...

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Five Dollars Reward. RANAWAY, on the 3d December, a NEGRO GIRL, named LIZZY, formerly the property of Mr. Mathas ; the said girl has a mother and sister belonging to him ; and very probably, she m...

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Fugitive Slave ! COMMITTED TO THE WORK-HOUSE, MOSES, says he belongs to Mr. Alexander Scott, who lives near the Court-House, in Williamsburgh District ; is 5 feet 8 inches high, and appears to be ...

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Ranaway from the Subcriber, TWO NEGROES, Phillis & Jim : PHILLIS a stout built Wench, black complexion, about 37 years of age, five feet six or seven inches high ; has two remarkable scars, one on...

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Fifty Dollars Reward. STOLEN or Runaway from the Subscriber, an African GIRL, by the name of LOUISA, (which she has probably changed) ; about 14 years of age, rather stout, quite black, stutters,...

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Thirty Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the Subscriber’s Plantation upon Combahee, in July last, ST. KITTS JACK, a small, thin elderly Fellow, who has lost the right of one eye. NED, an African, stout...

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Runaway Negro. WAS taken up and committed to the Gaol of Hertford County, North-Carolina, as a runaway, on the 13th Dec. 1814, a Negro Man, who, says his name is LEWIS, and that he belongs to Timo...

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Un Negre Bambara, nommé Jean-Pierre, étampé VEDRINELLE, taille de 5 pieds 5 pouces, âgé de 24 à 25 ans, est maron depuis environ trois semaines. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront sont priés de le faire arrêt...

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Five Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the Subscriber, his NEGRO WENCH, named AMELIA ; had on when she went away, a nankeen gown ; she is a good looking Negro, about 14 years of age. Whoever takes the ...

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Ran Away, ON the 15th of last month, my NEGRO WENCH, named MARY, of the Congo nation, about 22 years old, stout made, and large eyes, and remarkable dark. She had on when she went away, a checked ...

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Committed to the Work-House The Following Fugitive Slaves. GUNNER and JOE—say they belong to Mr. […] of John’s- Island. JOE is 5 feet […] inches high, […] appears to be about 27 years old. Gunner ...

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Fifty Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY the 30th Dec. from the subscriber’s farm, on Charleston neck, his NEGRO MAN, named DAVID and his WIFE PEGGY. David has been a driver many years on captain Burn’s pla...

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Twenty Dollars reward. ABSENTED himself from the subscriber, a NEGRO MAN, named ABRAHAM, about five feet nine inches high, not very stout made, with a very large wen on the calf of his left leg, b...

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Ten Dollars Reward. ABSENTED himself the 15th inst. ANDERSON, a stout, wellmade black fellow, about forty or forty-five years of age, well known in and about Charleston, as the property of captain ...

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Twenty Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the Subscriber, the 5th of this month, his Waiting-Man, named ACTAEON, [e dans le a] about twentyone years of age, five feet five of six inches high, slim made, ...

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Ten Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY from the subscriber, on Friday, the 11th inst a young NEGRO MAN, named JACK, about five feet five inches high, and stout, supposed to be nineteen years of age, full fa...

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Ten Dollars Reward. Ran Away from the subscriber, on the 10th October last, a NEGRO GIRL, named JUDY, 18 years of age, about 5 feet 6 inches high, of a yellowish complexion, slender make; had on w...

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RAN-AWAY, Last evening, PRINCE, a carpenter; he took with him his saw and some other tools; he had on a blue coat, is a stout fellow; when young he received a wound in one of his knees, from which...

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Deux Negres nouveaux, nation Nago, étampés F RAFINO, & au dessous ST M, l'un nommé Jacob, taille de 5 pieds, marqué de petite-vérole, âgé d'environ 30 ans, l'autre nommé Julien, plus grand de taille &...

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