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RUN away on the 7th Instant from Dr. Gustavus Brown’s Lodgings in Glasgow, a Negro Woman, named Ann, being about 18 Years of Age, with a green Gown and a Brass Collar about her Neck, on which are engraved these Words [“Gustavus Brown in Dalkieth his Negro, 1726.”] Whoever apprehends her, so as she may be recovered, sha... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=2 | r0002 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 13 February 1727 | 7 February 1727 | 4 | Mitchell Library (Glasgow) | Ann | - | - | Negro | - | 18 | female | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a green Gown and a Brass Collar about her Neck, on which are engraved these Words [“Gustavus Brown in Dalkieth his Negro, 1726.”] | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Glasgow | - | - | - | Dr Gustavus Brown | - | Glasgow | Laurance Dinwiddie; James Mitchelson | Merchant; Jeweller | Glasgow; Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | 2 | 2 | null | necessary Charges | two Guineas Reward, and necessary Charges | yes | ibid. - 7th - 9th March 1727. | null | - | |
THAT on Thursday 26th inst. deserted from Neil MacNeil of Bristol, merchant, a MULATTO BOY, named PETER, aged 18 years or thereabout, about five feet, of a good complexion, well built, and speaks good English. He had on when he run away, a grey livery, faced with red, wash’d metal buttons to his coat and waistcoat, a b... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=6 | r0006 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 28 May 1757 | 26 May 1757 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Peter | - | - | Mulatto | - | 18 | male | 60 | good complexion, well built | - | - | - | - | - | - | good English | null | - | - | - | - | - | a grey livery, faced with red, wash’d metal buttons to his coat and waistcoat, a brown cut wig, a hat with a gold loop and button to it | no | no | null | South West England | Bristol | Central belt scotland | Leith or Edinburgh | - | Neil MacNeil | merchant | Bristol | Mr Mathew McAllister | merchant | Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | 5 | 5 | null | - | five guineas | null | - | null | - | |
Run away and deserted about six weeks ago from Almrycross, near Arbroath, A NEGRO SERVANT, going under the name of Samuel Ramsay, the property of Mr. David Frazer at Arbroath. He is about 19 years of age, tall and strong bon’d, but very thin and smooth faced, and at the time of his elopement had on a grey coat and ves... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=7 | r0007 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 6 September 1760 | 1760 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Samuel | Ramsay | - | Negro | - | 19 | male | tall | strong bon’d, but very thin and smooth faced | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | servant | a grey coat and vest with white mettal buttons end leather breeches | no | no | null | East coast of Scotland | Almrycross, near Arbroath | Highlands of Scotland | Perth | - | Mr David Frazer | - | Arbroath | Mr David Fraser | - | Arbroath | null | null | null | - | 4 | 4 | null | payment of expences | four guineas reward besides payment of expences | null | - | null | See r0008 for related advertisement | |
Run away upon the 20th instant, from Mr. David Fraser, at Hospital Field, near Arbroath, under indenture, A NEGRO LAD, going by the name of Samuel Ramsay, about eighteen years of age, smooth fac’d with short curly wool instead of hair. He went off in a turn’d freez'd coat with white mettled buttons, and leather breech... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=8 | r0008 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 23 July 1760 | 20 July 1760 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Samuel | Ramsay | - | Negro | - | 18 | male | - | smooth fac’d with short curly wool instead of hair | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a turn’d freez'd coat with white mettled buttons, and leather breeches | no | no | null | East coast of Scotland | Hospital Field, near Arbroath | - | - | - | Mr. David Fraser | - | Hospital Field, near Arbroath | Publisher | Publisher | Edinburgh Evening Courant | null | null | null | - | 1 | null | null | all charges born | twenty shillings sterling, and all charges born | null | null | yes | See r0007 for related advertisement | |
Deserted on the 24th of June 1760, from the brigantine Polly of New-York, then lying in the harbour of Stromness, Isaac Sheldon commander,TWO BLACK SERVANTS; one named Bristol, the other John Gilles. Bristol is very black, of a tall stature, about 5 feet 10 inches, and wore at the time of his running away a great coat,... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=9 | r0009 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 23 July 1760 | 24 June 1760 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Bristol | - | - | Black | - | - | male | 60 | very black, of a tall stature | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a great coat, a blue double breasted waistcoat, wide Osnaburg trousers, blue worsted hose, a good hat, with a pair of large silver buckles in his shoes | no | no | yes | Northern Isles | Stronmness, Orkney | - | - | John Gilles | - | - | - | Mr. James Gordon; Mr. Thomas Lindsay; Mr. John Dingwall | -; -; writer | Stromness; Kirkwall; Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | 2 | 12 | 6 | all reasonable and necessary charges paid | two guineas and a half, with all reasonable and necessary charges paid | null | - | null | See r0010 for companion entry | |
Deserted on the 24th of June 1760, from the brigantine Polly of New-York, then lying in the harbour of Stromness, Isaac Sheldon commander, TWO BLACK SERVANTS;one named Bristol, the other John Gilles. Bristol is very black, of a tall stature, about 5 feet 10 inches, and wore at the time of his running away a great coat,... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=10 | r0010 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 23 July 1760 | 24 June 1760 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | John | Gilles | - | Black | - | 18 | male | 60 | a tawny yellowish complexion, with black hair, no curl | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | one red waistcoat, and another buff-coloured ditto, with brass buttons, Osnaburg trousers, and yellow mill’d hose | no | no | yes | Northern Isles | Stromness, Orkney | - | - | Bristol | - | - | - | Mr. James Gordon; Mr. Thomas Lindsay; Mr. John Dingwall | -; -; writer | Stromness; Kirkwall; Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | 2 | 12 | 6 | all reasonable and necessary charges | two guineas and a half, with all reasonable and necessary charges | null | - | null | See r0009 for companion entry | |
RUN away, on Monday night last, from aboard the snow TWO FRIENDS, John Ireland master, at Borrowstowness, A NEGRO MAN named LONDON, the property of John Waller Esq; of St. Kitts. He carried with him the said snow’s yawl, and his own chest; also some linnen belonging to the master’s cousin, worth about five pounds ster... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=11 | r0011 | Caledonian Mercury | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 2 September 1761 | 31 August 1761 | 3 | British Library: British Newspaper Collection (Online) | London | - | - | Negro | Africa | - | male | 68 | pitted with small pox, thick lips | smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | speaks tolerable good English | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | theft: carried with him the said snow’s yawl, and his own chest; also some linnen belonging to the master’s cousin, worth about five pounds sterling | no | yes | Central belt Scotland | from aboard the snow TWO FRIENDS, at Borrowstownness | - | - | - | John Waller, Esq | - | St Kitts | Publisher of paper; Bailie John Cowan; Messrs. Alexander Houston and Company | Publisher; Bailie; - | Edinburgh Evening Courant; Borrowstownness; Glasgow | null | null | null | - | 3 | 3 | null | all reasonable charges | three Guineas of reward, besides all reasonable charges paid | yes | Edinburgh Evening Courant - 2nd September 1761, p.3. [with different spelling of Guinea and Borrowstounness] | null | See r0050 for possibly related advertisement | |
RUN away from his Master from Glasgow,A NEGROE SERVANT, named Joseph Thomson. He is about 22 years of age, five foot five inches high, and coal black, one leg somewhat smaller than the other, and about the breadth of a halfpenny bare upon the crown of his head; had on when he went off, a blue German serge coat and vest... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=12 | r0012 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 31 March 1764 | null | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Joseph | Thomson | - | Negro | - | 22 | male | 65 | coal black, one leg somewhat smaller than the other, and about the breadth of a halfpenny bare upon the crown of his head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a blue German serge coat and vest, blue cloth breeches, a blue broad cloth surtout coat and a good double broad gold lac’d hat | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Glasgow | - | - | - | - | - | - | Bailie Hutton | merchant | Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | all charges | a Guinea reward, and all charges | null | Caledonian Mercury - 31st March 1764, p.3. [something rather than somewhat, but otherwise the same] | null | See r0763 for related advertisement | |
SINCE Friday morning Last, an INDIAN young LAD, about 14 years of age, having black hair, cut in length about equal to his neck, a small note of about half an inch long cut thro' each ear, strayed or deserted from one in Glasgow. When he left his house he was both bare-legged and bare-footed, with a farmer's hat on his... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=13 | r0013 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 26 September 1764 | 21 September 1764 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | - | - | - | Indian | North America | 14 | male | - | black hair, cut short about equal to his neck, a small note of about half an inch long cut thro' each ear, one of his eye-lashes is quite white, the other black, thick broad shouldered, his age considered | - | - | - | - | - | - | can scarce speak any English, but some little French | null | - | - | - | - | - | a farmer's hat on his head, a very dark blue coarse cloth coat or frock, his vest chocolate-coloured cloth, his breeches of a blue gray | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Glasgow | - | - | - | - | - | - | printer of the newspaper | printer | Edinburgh Evening Courant | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | payment for their trouble, and a proper reward | payment for their trouble, and a proper reward | null | - | null | See r0052 for related advertisement and r0015, r0016, r0053, r0056, r0824 for what appears to be related advertisements. The descriptions of Bob are different in tone from others describing ‘Indian’ runaways, and the holes in his ears, his unwillingness to wear shoes, and his ability to speak some French may all sugges... | |
A BLACK BOY wandered away from Dickson’s close on Wednesday last. He had upon him a white Under, and a green Freeze Upper Jacket, and answers to BACCHUS: his hair short, being lately cut. It is hoped, that wherever he casts up, notice will be sent to Mrs Blair’s, Dickson’s close, where the charges will be paid, and the... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=14 | r0014 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 26 November 1764 | 21 November 1764 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | - | - | - | Black | - | boy | male | - | his hair short | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a white Under, and a green Freeze Upper Jacket | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Dickson’s Close | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mrs Blair | - | Dickson's Close | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | charges will be paid, and the favour acknowledged | charges will be paid, and the favour acknowledged | null | - | null | - | |
ON the 14th instant, an INDIAN BOY, of about thirteen years old, but pretty big of his age, tawny coloured, black hair, one of his eye-lashes white, and full faced, did run away from his master; and then had upon him a brown coat and vest, black breeches, much worn, white worsted stockings, and a hat on his head much c... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=15 | r0015 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 17 June 1765 | 14 June 1765 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | - | - | - | Indian | North America | 13 | male | pretty big of his age | tawny coloured, black hair, one of his eye-lashes white, and full faced, a hole cut through each ear | - | Both the fore parts of his legs are sore | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a brown coat and vest, black breeches, much worn, white worsted stockings, and a hat on his head much cut | no | no | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Printer of the newspaper | Printer | Edinburgh Evening Courant | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | charges for securing and alimenting him, with a reward | charges for securing and alimenting him, with a reward | null | - | null | See r0013, r0016, r0052, r0053, r0056, r0824 for what appears to be related advertisements. The descriptions of Bob are different in tone from others describing ‘Indian’ runaways, and the holes in his ears, his unwillingness to wear shoes, and his ability to speak some French may all suggest that he was an indigenous A... | |
THAT an INDIAN LAD again run from his master on the 4th instant. He had upon him a blue Bavarian coat, brown vest and breeches, was bare-footed and bare-legged: one of his eye-lashes is white, black hair, and a slit in each ear, about an inch long. It is begged that whoever sees him will keep him safe, till they advise... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=16 | r0016 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 9 September 1765 | 4 September 1765 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | - | - | - | Indian | North America | - | male | - | one of his eye-lashes is white, black hair and a slit in each ear, about an inch long | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a blue Bavarian coat, brown vest and breeches, was bare-footed and bare-legged | no | no | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | publisher of the paper | publisher | Edinburgh Evening Courant | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | paid for all trouble, besides a reward | paid for all trouble, besides a reward | yes | ibid. - 14th September 1765. | null | See r0053 for related advertisement and r0013, r0015, r0052, r0056, r0824 for what appears to be related advertisements. The descriptions of Bob are different in tone from others describing ‘Indian’ runaways, and the holes in his ears, his unwillingness to wear shoes, and his ability to speak some French may all sugges... | |
A MULATTO BOY, Yellowish colour, with only a short grey coat, vest and breeches of the same colour, without shoes or stockings. The name he went under was Sam, but same time names himself Donald; he has a squeaking voice; made his elopement from Balnaguard, in Athole, Wednesday the 11th September current, in the aftern... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=17 | r0017 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 14 September 1765 | 11 September 1765 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Sam | - | Donald | Mulatto | - | boy | male | - | Yellowish colour; has a squeaking voice | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | short grey coat, vest and breeches of the same colour, without shoes or stockings | no | yes | null | Highlands of Scotland | Balnaguard on Athole | Highlands of Scotland | Perth | - | Charles Robertson | - | Balnaguard | Patrick Stewart senior; Charles Robertson | merchant; Proprietor | Perth; Balnaguard | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | sufficiently rewarded | sufficiently rewarded | null | - | null | - | |
RUN away from the house of the Reverend Mr Clarkson, Rector of Heysham, near Lancaster, early in the morning of Monday the 26th of August, a NEGRO BOY, of the Ebo Country, slender made, about 5 feet 3 inches high, with beautiful features for a black, his age 16 years, his left knee bending inwards, which makes him halt... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=18 | r0018 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 5 October 1765 | 26 August 1765 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | - | - | - | Negro | Africa | 16 | male | 63 | slender made, with beautiful features for a black, his left knee bending inwards, which makes him halt, a small lump on his forehead, with his country marks on his temples | - | - | - | his country marks on his temples | - | - | English with broad Lancashire dialect | null | - | - | - | - | - | a blue jacket, a gray cloth waistcoat, and leather breeches | no | yes | null | North West England | Heysham, near Lancaster | - | - | - | Reverend Mr Clarkson | Rector | Heysham, near Lancaster | Reverend Mr Clarkson; Mr William Clarkson; Peter Lennox | Rector; surgeon; - | Heysham, near Lancaster; Drury Lane, Liverpool; Perth | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | well rewarded, and all charges paid | well rewarded, and all charges paid | null | - | yes | See r0649, r0796 for related advertisements | |
RUN away from Lieutenant Smith, of his Majesty’s Ship the Grayhound, an Indian Boy. He is very slight made, of about fourteen Years of Age; he hath on a shagg Demity Jacket and Breeches, with Brass Buttons; and he hath a Blue Rugg Coat, and went away without any Hat on his Head. Whoever secures the aforesaid Indian Boy... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=19 | r0019 | Applebee’s Original Weekly Journal | South East England | England | 8 April 1721 | null | 5 | Oxford Bodleian: Nichols Newspaper collection (online) | - | - | - | Indian | - | 14 | male | - | very slight made, hath short curled Hair, not woolly, and a very likely Boy of an Indian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a shagg Demity Jacket and Breeches, with Brass Buttons; and he hath a Blue Rugg Coat, and went away without any Hat on his Head | no | no | yes | South East England | his Majesty’s Ship the Grayhound | - | - | - | Lieutenant Smith | - | Dover, in Kent | Lieutenant Smith; Mr. Thomas Sturzaker | - ; - | Dover, in Kent; the Spread Eagle at Battle Bridge, Southwark, London | null | null | null | - | 2 | 2 | null | - | two Guineas | null | - | null | - | |
RUN away from his master, upon Monday last, an EAST INDIA BLACK BOY, called MERCURY, about 13 years of age, well look'd, and pretty long featured, with long straight hair; had on, when he went away, a blue cloth coat, with a red neck of scarlet cloth, and red button holes, and a waistcoat of the same, with leather bree... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=20 | r0020 | Edinburgh Advertiser | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 15 September 1769 | 11 September 1769 | 175 (in annual volume) | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Mercury | - | - | East India Black | South Asia | 13 | male | - | well look'd and pretty long featured, with long straight hair | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a blue cloth coat, with a red neck of scarlet cloth, and red button holes, and a waistcoat of the same with leather breeches, and marled worsted stockings | no | yes | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Publisher of the Edinburgh Evening Courant | Publisher | Edinburgh Evening Courant | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | His master will take it as a particular favour | His master will take it as a particular favour | yes | ibid. - 23 September 1769, p.190.
Edinburgh Evening Courant - 20th September 1769, p.3; 4th October 1769, p.3. [rather than Monday last, notes Monday the 11th instant]
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A BLACK SLAVE run away.ON the 11th current there run away from the house of Col. Munro of Novar, in Rossshire, A BLACK SLAVE, a native of the East Indies, called CAESAR. He is about 25 or 26 years of age, about five feet four or five inches high, has long black hair, and was bred a cook. - Whoever secures the said Slav... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=21 | r0021 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 22 June 1771 | 11 June 1771 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Caesar | - | - | Black | South Asia | 25-26 | male | 64-65 | long black hair | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | cook | cook | - | no | yes | null | HIghlands of Scotland | Novar, Ross-shire | - | - | - | Col. Munro | - | Novar, Rossshire | Col. Munro; John Fraser | - ; writer to the signet | by Dingwall; Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | 5 | 5 | null | - | FIVE GUINEAS reward | yes | Caledonian Mercury - 22nd June 1771, p.3. [Monro rather than Munro] | null | - | |
Edinburgh, May 2. 1772.RUN AWAY from his MASTER, upon MONDAY last,A BLACK SERVANT:He is about five feet ten or eleven inches high, strong made, short hair, about 23 years of age:- His Name is ANTHONY, had a dark coloured coat on when he went away, and can play a little upon the fiddle... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=22 | r0022 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 2 May 1772 | 27 April 1772 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Anthony | - | - | Black | - | 23 | male | 70-71 | strong made, short hair | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | can play a little upon the fiddle | - | a dark coloured coat | no | no | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Publisher of the paper | Publisher | Edinburgh Evening Courant | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | properly rewarded | properly rewarded | null | - | null | - | |
R U N A W A Y,From ROSEND HOUSE, near Burntisland, 23d Nov. 1772.A NEGRO LAD called CAESAR, belonging to Murdoch Campbell of Rosend, and carried off several things belonging to his Master.– It is hoped no person will harbour or employ him, and that no shipmaster will carry him off the country, ... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=23 | r0023 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 28 November 1772 | 23 November 1772 | - | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Caesar | - | - | Negro | - | 18 | male | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a mixed cloth coat and vestcoat with plain yellow buttons, shamoy breeches, and a blue surtout coat | theft: carried off several things belonging to his Master | yes | null | Central belt Scotland | Rosend House, near Burntisland | - | - | - | Murdoch Campbell | - | Rosend House, near Burntisland | Murdoch Campbell; Mr David Erskine | - ; writer to the signet | Rosend House, near Burntisland; - | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | handsomely rewarded | handsomely rewarded | yes | ibid. - 30th November 1772, p.3. | null | - | |
RUN OFF FROM GREENOCK.A MULATTO, who was serving his time there as a Joiner; supposed to be gone to Borrowstounness, Carron, or Leith, to ship for London. His name Sylvester. He had on him when he went off a blue cloath coat with clear buttons, a black cloath waistcoat, black plush breeches, about 5 feet 6 inches hi... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=24 | r0024 | Edinburgh Evening Advertiser | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 3 January 1773 | null | 22 (in annual volume) | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Sylvester | - | - | Mulatto | - | 18 | male | 66 | a good deal pitted with the small-pox, clean made | smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | joiner | joiner | a blue cloath coat with clear buttons, a black cloath waistcoat, black plush breeches | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Greenock | Central belt Scotland; South East England | Borrowstouness, Carron or Leith, to ship for London | - | - | - | - | Publisher of the paper; Mr. Robert Ramsay; Mr. James King | publisher; - ; - | Edinburgh Evening Courant; Leith; Port Glasgow | null | null | null | - | 7 | 7 | null | - | SEVEN GUINEAS reward | yes | ibid. - 12th January 1773, p.1.
Edinburgh Evening Courant - 9th January 1773, p.1. | yes | - | |
R U N O F FA BLACK NEGRO MAN, who passes by the name of WILLIAM NORTHUMBERLAND, the property of a gentleman lately from South Carolina. – He had on when he went away a brown short coat, turned up and lined with green, with green and white livry-lace. He is of a stout make, middle sized, flat faced, and a good... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=25 | r0025 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 6 February 1773 | null | 1 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | William | Northumberland | - | Black Negro | - | - | male | middle sized | of stout make, middle sized, flat faced and a good deal pitted with the small pox | smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | sailor | sailor | a brown short coat, turned up and lined with green, with green and white livry-lace | no | no | null | - | - | Central belt Scotland; South East England | Leith; London | - | a gentleman lately from South Carolina | - | - | Mr John Graham; William Sands | wine cooper; writer to the signet | Leith; at Mr William McDonald’s writer to the signet | null | null | null | - | 2 | 2 | null | - | TWO GUINEAS | yes | Caledonian Mercury - 6th February 1773, p.1. [Negroe rather than Negro] | null | - | |
A NEGRO RUN AWAY.THAT on Wednesday the 10th current, an East-India Negro Lad eloped from a family of distinction, residing in the Canongate of Edinburgh, and is supposed to have gone towards Newcastle. He is of the Molatto colour, aged betwixt 16 and 17 years, about five feet high, having long black hair, slender made ... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=26 | r0026 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 15 March 1773 | 10 March 1773 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | - | - | - | East-India Negro | South Asia | 16-17 | male | 60 | Molatto colour, long black hair, slender made and long limbed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a brown cloth short coat with brass buttons, mounted with black, and yellow button-holes, breeches of the same, and a yellow vest with black and yellow lace, with a brown duffle surtout coat, with yellow lining and metal buttons, grey and white marled stockings, a fine English hat with yellow lining, having a gold loop... | Theft: Sundry articles of value | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Canongate, Edinburgh | North East England | Newcastle | - | a family of distinction | - | Canongate, Edinburgh | Patrick M'Dougal | writer | Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | handsomely rewarded | handsomely rewarded | yes | Edinburgh Advertiser - 16th March 1773, p.174 (in annual volume).
| yes | See r0044 for related advertisement. Due to the quality of image from the 15th March, the image displayed is from the Edinburgh Advertiser, dated 16th March 1773, p.174 (in annual volume). With the exception of "East-India Negro lad" not being capitalised, it is identical. | |
DESERTED from his Master’s house in Glasgow, on the morning of Saturday the 3d current, A NEGROE MAN.He is about 35 years of age, and 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, pretty broad and stout made, broad faced and somewhat yellowish complexioned; the white of his eyes are remarkably tinged with black, and he has a surly gloo... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=27 | r0027 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 5 April 1773 | 3 April 1773 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Tom | - | Thomas Diddy | Negro | - | 35 | male | 69-70 | pretty broad and stout made, broad faced and somewhat yellowish complexioned; the white of his eyes are remarkably tinged with black | - | - | - | - | - | a surly gloomy aspect | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | an olive coloured thickset coat, jacket and breeches, a black wig tied behind, and silver buckles in his shoes | no | yes | null | Central belt Scotland | Glasgow | South East England | London, and to take his road by Dumfries or Edinburgh | - | - | - | Glasgow | Mr John Alston; James Marshall | merchant; writer to the signet | Glasgow; Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | 5 | 5 | null | all reasonable charges | FIVE GUINEAS, and payment of all reasonable charges | yes | Caledonian Mercury, Monday 5th April 1773, p.3 [with Thom, rather than Tom; Negroe rather than Negro, and additional final word - therefor]
| null | See r0794 for related advertisement | |
E L O P E DFrom the Service of Mr NAESMITH in STRANRAER, the county of Wigtoun,A BLACK BOY, to appearance of about fifteen or sixteen years of age. He is a good-looking lad, tall and well made, and answers to the name of MARSHALL; had on, when he went away, a raven-blue coloured coat, a vest of co... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=28 | r0028 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 14 February 1774 | null | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Marshall | - | - | Black | - | 15-16 | male | tall | good-looking, well made | - | - | - | - | - | - | speaks broad Scotch, but not very plain, owing to a defect in his throat | null | - | - | - | - | - | a raven-blue coloured coat, a vest of coarse black cloth, and wore a round hat or cap | no | no | null | Sout West Scotland | Stranraer, Wigtoun | - | suspected to have taken the Carlisle road | - | Mr Naesmith | - | Stranraer, Wigtoun | Mr Naesmith; Mr Thomas Naesmith | - ; writer | Stranraer; Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | 2 | 2 | null | all expences | TWO GUINEAS and all expences | null | - | null | - | |
RUN away from the Subscriber, living near Beith, Shire of Ayr, ONE NEGROE MAN, aged about 22 Years, five Feet and a half high or thereby. He is a Virginia born Slave, speaks pretty good English; he has been five Years in this Country, and has served sometime with a Joiner; he has a deep Scare above one of his Eyes, occ... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=29 | r0029 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 4 May 1756 | 21 April 1756 | 3 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | James | Montgomerie | - | Negro | North America | 22 | male | 66 | - | - | - | deep scare above one of his Eyes | - | - | - | pretty good English | null | - | - | - | served sometime with a Joiner | - | - | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Morrishill, near Beith | - | - | - | Rob. Shedden | - | Morrishill, near Beith | Rob. Shedden | - | Morrishill, near Beith | null | null | null | - | 2 | 2 | null | all other Charges paid | two Guineas Reward, besides all other Charges paid | yes | ibid. - 6th, 8th May 1756.Glasgow Courant - 10th May 1756, p.3. Glasgow Journal - 10th May 1756, p.3. | null | - | |
TAken up a Strolling Negro, who ever owns him, and gives Sufficient Marks of his being theirs before the End of two Weeks after the Date hereof, to Mr. Andrew Ramsay Merchant in Glasgow, may have him again upon Payment of Expences laid out on him, otherwise the present Possessor will dispose of him at his Pleasure. | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=30 | r0030 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 28 April 1720 | null | 4 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | - | - | - | Negro | - | - | male | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | no | no | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mr. Andrew Ramsay | Merchant | Glasgow | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | - | - | null | - | null | This person may have been a runaway or free, but clearly the writer of the advertisement suspected he might be a runaway | |
Whereas one WILLIAM SHEILS a Negro Man, middle sized, somewhat pock freted, and speaks very good English, was Baptised at Tynmouth, is now engaged to go to His Majesty’s Plantations beyond Seas: Therefore, in case he be any Gentleman’s Bond Slave, they will be pleased to enquire for or write to Mr. GILBERT BUCHANAN Mer... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=31 | r0031 | Edinburgh Evening Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 11 December 1732 | null | 4 | Mitchell Library (Glasgow) | William | Sheils | - | Negro | - | - | male | middle sized | somewhat pock freted | smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | speaks very good English | null | - | Christian | - | - | - | - | no | no | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mr. Gilbert Buchanan; Edward Anigus | Merchant; Merchant | London; Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | - | - | null | - | null | This person may have been a runaway or free, but clearly the writer of the advertisement suspected he might be a runaway | |
Muirton, in Perthshire, June 3d, 1768.RUN AWAY from Captain Oliphant Kinloch, a NEGROE SLAVE, a stout lad, well made, 17 years of age, five feet seven inches high, had on a dark coloured thickset coat and vest, buckskin breeches, a blue surtout coat with a crimson velvet collar, and done round the edges with crimson ve... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=32 | r0032 | Edinburgh Advertiser | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 7 June 1768 | null | 365 (in annual volume) | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | London | - | - | Negro | - | 17 | male | 67 | stout, well made | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a dark coloured thickset coat and vest, buckskin breeches, a blue surtout coat with a crimson velvet collar, and done round the edges with crimson velvet, a black velvet cape | theft: among other things, a silver watch | yes | null | Central belt Scotland | Muirton, Perthshire | - | - | - | Captain Oliphant Kinloch | - | Muirton, Perthshire | Mr. James Smyth; Captain Oliphant Kinloch | writer to the Signet; - | Edinburgh; Muirton, Perthshire | null | null | null | - | 1 | null | null | expences | twenty shillings sterl. besides their expences | yes | Edinburgh Evening Courant - 8th June 1768, p.3.Caledonian Mercury - 8th June 1768, p.1. [Muirtown rather than Muirton; Olyphant rather than Oliphant] | null | - | |
ABSENTED himself, a few days ago, from his master, AN AMERICAN BLACK BOY, named JAMES, about 15 years of age, with short curled hair, speaks remarkable good English, and is very artful, had on when he went away, a brown suit of cloaths with white metal buttons, and black stocking breeches. As he also carried off some s... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=33 | r0033 | Edinburgh Advertiser | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 21 November 1769 | November 1769 | 326 (in annual volume) | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | James | - | - | Black | North America | 15 | male | - | short curled hair | - | - | - | - | - | very artful | remarkable good English | null | - | - | - | - | - | a brown suit of cloaths with white metal buttons, and black stocking breeches | theft: some shirts and silk stockings | yes | null | - | - | Central belt Scotland; Highlands of Scotland | Glasgow; - | - | - | - | - | publisher of the paper; Mr. David Findlay | publisher; hairdresser | Edinburgh Advertiser; Paterson’s court, Lawn-market, Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | handsomely rewarded | handsomely rewarded | null | - | null | See r0058 for related advertisement | |
A BLACK BOY ran away from Mrs. MacDuffie’s at the foot of the Canongate, upon Thursday the 30th of Nov. last, about three o’clock in the afternoon, aged 19 or 20 years; a squat fellow, about five feet three inches high, and speaks bad English. He had on when he went away a white coat and carried with him a green coat, ... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=34 | r0034 | Edinburgh Advertiser | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 1 December 1769 | 30 November 1769 | 350 (in annual volume) | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Hamlet | - | O'Dow | Black | - | 19-20 | male | 63 | squat | - | - | - | - | - | - | speaks bad English | null | - | - | - | - | - | a white coat and carried with him a green coat, a pair of breeches | theft (possibly): carried with him a green coat, a pair of breeches, and a pair of English blankets, with some shirt | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Canongate, Edinburgh | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mess. Johnston and Smith | - | the Exchange, Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | - | ONE GUINEA | null | - | null | - | |
FIVE GUINEAS REWARD.RUN AWAY from his master, on the 22d November last, a NEGRO LAD, about fifteen years of age, a stout lusty fellow, has been several voyages at sea, called NEPTUNE. When he eloped from his master at Greenock he was dressed in a new gray duffle coat, and breeches of the same, a red vest, and p... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=35 | r0035 | Edinburgh Advertiser | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 24 December 1779 | 22 November 1779 | 406 | National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh) | Neptune | - | - | Negro | - | 15 | male | - | a stout lusty fellow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | has been several voyages at sea, is a good barber, and shaves well | barber | a new gray duffle coat, and breeches of the same, a red vest, and plated buckles | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Greenock | Central belt Scotland | somewhere about Edinburgh or Leith | - | Mr. Roger Stewart | merchant | Greenock | Mr. Roger Stewart; John Logan | merchant; writer to the signet | Greenock; Robert Sym’s junior | null | null | null | - | 5 | 5 | null | - | Five Guineas | null | null | null | See r0042 for related advertisement | |
Edinburgh, 9th October 1739.Run away from the Ship CHARLES, Henry Haramond Master, now in the Road of Leith, a NEGRO BOY named TONT, and known in Leith by the Name of SIMMONS. He had a blue Coat with white Metal Buttons and Canvas Trowsers on when he went away, which was on Sunday la... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=36 | r0036 | Caledonian Mercury | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 15 October 1739 | 4 October 1739 | 4 | British Library: British Newspaper Collection (Online) | Tont | - | Simmons | Negro | - | boy | male | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | speaks pretty plain English | null | - | - | - | - | - | a blue Coat with white Metal Buttons and Canvas Trowsers | - | no | yes | Central belt Scotland | Leith | Central belt Scotland | Edinburgh or Leith | - | - | - | - | Mr. John Jolly; Mr. James Crokatt | -; - | Edinburgh; Beanstone near Haddington | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | sufficiently rewarded | sufficiently rewarded | yes | ibid. - 16th, 18th October 1739. | null | - | |
In August last,A NEGRO run away from Leven, belonging to Capt. WILLIAM JONES of the St. David of London: He is about 6 Foot high, answers to the Name of Cesar, can speak little or no English, and, if examined, has a good many Cuts in his Head; he was spoke with on Wednesday the 20th inst. at Dalkeith. Any Person who ca... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=37 | r0037 | Caledonian Mercury | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 26 February 1740 | 20 February 1740 | 3 | British Library: British Newspaper Collection (Online) | Cesar | - | - | Negro | Africa | - | male | 72 | a good many Cuts in his Head | - | - | has a good many Cuts in his Head | has a good many Cuts in his Head | - | - | can speak little or no English | null | - | - | - | - | - | Highland Breeches and Trews | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Leven | Central belt Scotland | Dalkeith | - | Captain William Jones | Captain of the St. David of London | - | Mr. Walter Orrok; Mr. Oswald | Shoemaker; - | -; the Exchange Coffeehouse, Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | all Charges paid | a Guinea of Reward, and all Charges paid | null | - | null | See r0038 for related advertisement. | |
That Saturday last the NEGRO, Cesa[r, (for]merly advertised) run away again from Captain [...] of the St. David of London. He is about 6 Fo[ot ...], speaks some English, and had on a Tartan Vest and [...] Coat, and has several Cuts in his Head. Whoever [appre]hends him shall have half a Guinea of Reward from Christophe... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=38 | r0038 | Caledonian Mercury | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 10 April 1740 | 5 April 1740 | 3 | British Library: British Newspaper Collection (Online) | Cesar | - | - | Negro | Africa | - | male | 72 | has several Cuts in his Head | - | - | has several Cuts in his Head | has several Cuts in his Head | - | - | speaks some English | null | - | - | - | - | - | a Tartan Vest and [...] Coat | no | no | yes | Central belt Scotland | - | - | - | - | - | Captain of the St. David of London | - | Christopher Seton; Baillie Mortimer [...]sart | -; - | Leven; - | null | null | null | - | null | 10 | 6 | - | half a Guinea | null | - | null | See r0037 for related advertisement. | |
Gone from Castle-Semple, twelve Miles from Glasgow, on Saturday the 30th January,A NEGRO LAD, named CATO, the Property of Colonel McDowall of Castle-Semple. Whoever secures him, so as to be returned to Colonel McDowall the Owner, or sends notice of his being in Custody to Alexander Houston Merchant in Glasgow, or Andre... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=39 | r0039 | Caledonian Mercury | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 2 February 1748 | 30 January 1748 | 3 | British Library: British Newspaper Collection (Online) | Cato | - | - | Negro | - | - | male | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Castle-Semple, twelve Miles from Glasgow | - | - | - | Colonel McDowall | - | Castle-Semple, twelve Miles from Glasgow | Colonel McDowall; Alexander Houston; Andrew Wallace | -; Merchant; Writer to the Signet | Castle-Semple; Glasgow; Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | sufficiently rewarded | sufficiently rewarded | null | - | null | See r0051, r0823 for related advertisements | |
Run away from Glasgow,ON Friday, the 21st instant, a NEGROE MAN, about five feet, two inches high, with a scar upon one of his cheeks, is well made, and went off in a sailor’s dress. Whoever apprehends him, and brings him to Michael Ancram, Merchant in Edinburgh, or to James Anderson, Merchant in Glasgow, shall b... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=40 | r0040 | Caledonian Mercury | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 24 September 1759 | 21 September 1759 | 4 | British Library: British Newspaper Collection (Online) | - | - | - | Negro | - | - | male | 62 | a scar upon one of his cheeks | - | - | a tear upon one of his cheeks; well made | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a sailor’s dress | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Glasgow | - | - | - | - | - | - | Michael Ancram; James Anderson | Merchant; Merchant | Edinburgh; Glasgow | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | handsomely rewarded, and all charges paid | handsomely rewarded, and all charges paid | null | - | null | - | |
RUN AWAY from a Gentleman near Alloa,A NEGROE SERVANT, about eighteen years of age, about five feet five inches high, a st[o]ut you[n]g fellow, had on a blue short coat, vest, and breeches, with a leather cap, and a white check spotted napkin about his neck. Any person who will secure him, and inform the publisher o... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=41 | r0041 | Caledonian Mercury | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 10 December 1766 | null | 3 | British Library: British Newspaper Collection (Online) | - | - | - | Negro | - | 18 | male | 65 | stout | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a blue short coat, vest, and breeches, with a leather cap, and a white check spotted napkin about his neck | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | near Alloa | - | - | - | a Gentleman | - | - | publisher of the paper | publisher | Caledonian Mercury | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | handsomely rewarded | handsomely rewarded | null | - | null | See r0057 for related advertisement | |
TEN GUINEAS REWARD.RUN AWAY from his Master at Greenock, on the 22d of November last, A NEGRO LAD, about 15 years of age, a stout lusty fellow, has been several voyages at sea, called NEPTUNE. –When he eloped, he was dressed in a new grey duffle coat and breeches, with a red vest, and plated buckles, but which probab... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=42 | r0042 | Caledonian Mercury | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 22 December 1779 | 22 November 1779 | 1 | British Library: British Newspaper Collection (Online) | Neptune | - | - | Negro | - | 15 | male | - | a stout lusty fellow | - | - | - | - | - | an artful fellow | - | null | - | - | - | has been several voyages at sea; an excellent barber, and shaves well | barber | a new grey duffle coat and breeches, with a red vest, and plated buckles | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Greenock | Central belt Scotland | Dalkeith | - | Mr Roger Stewart | merchant | Greenock | Mr Roger Stewart; John Logan | merchant; writer to the signet | Greenock; Robert Sym junior’s | null | null | null | - | 10 | 10 | null | - | TEN GUINEAS | yes | null | yes | See r0035 for related advertisement | |
That on Wednesday the 10th current, AN EAST INDIA NEGRO LAD eloped from a family of distinction in the Canongate of Edinburgh, and is supposed to have gone towards Newcastle. He is of the Molatto colour, aged betwixt 16 and 17 years, about 5 feet high, had long black hair, slender made, and long limbed. He had on when ... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=44 | r0044 | Caledonian Mercury | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 15 March 1773 | 10 March 1773 | 3 | British Library: British Newspaper Collection (Online) | - | - | - | East India Negro | South Asia | 16-17 | male | 60 | Molatto colour, long black hair, slender made, and long limbed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a brown cloth short coat with brass buttons, mounted with black, and yellow button-holes, breeches of the same colour and mounting with the coat, and a yellow vest, with black and yellow lace, with a brown surtout coat, mounted with yellow lining and mettle buttons, grey and white marled stockings, a fine English hat w... | theft: sundry other valuable articles | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Canongate, Edinburgh | North East England | Newcastle | - | a family of distinction | - | Canongate, Edinburgh | Patrick Macdougall | writer | Edinburgh | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | handsomely rewarded | handsomely rewarded | null | - | yes | See r0026 for related advertisement | |
Run away from Greenock, on Sunday the 15 inst.
A NEGROE MAN called CUPID, aged 25 years, about 5 feet 4 inches high, a couper by trade, born at Cape Faire in North America. His legs are a good deal bended, his face a little on the yellow, and pock-pitted, having lately had the small pox; the wool on his head, has a lit... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=45 | r0045 | Glasgow Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 6 September 1756 | 15 August 1756 | 3 | Mitchell Library (Glasgow) | Cupid | - | - | Negro | North America | 25 | male | 64 | his legs are a good deal bended, his face a little on the yellow and pock-pitted, the wool on his head has a little mixture of the Indian black hair | smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | speaks tolerable English after the Negroe dialect | null | - | - | - | a cooper by trade | cooper | an old green jacket, a pair of trouzers, and new shoes. He carried with him a pair of cheque trouzers, a gray jacket and a hat | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Greenock | - | - | - | - | - | - | Alexander Cunningham; John Rae; James Anderson | clerk to the Signet; merchant; merchant | Edinburgh; Greenock; Glasgow | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | the whole of their charges paid about him, and be very well rewarded | the whole of their charges paid about him, and be very well rewarded | null | - | null | See r0046, r0047 for related advertisements | |
RUN AWAY from his Master at Greenock.On Sunday Se’ennight, a NEGROE MAN, his Name Cupid, about 25 Years of Age, 5 Feet 4 Inches, bowed in the Legs, his Face not a good Black, but a little on the Yellow, marked with the Small-pox: his Wooll has a small Mixture of the Indian Hair. – He is by Trade a Coopar, bo... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=47 | r0047 | Caledonian Mercury | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 31 August 1756 | August 1756 | 4 | British Library: British Newspaper Collection (Online) | Cupid | - | - | Negro | North America | 25 | male | 64 | bowed in the Legs, his Face not a good Black, but a little on the Yellow, marked with the Small-pox: his Wooll has a small Mixture of the Indian Hair | smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | speaks good Negroe-english | null | - | - | - | by Trade a Coopar | Cooper | an old green Jacket, a Pair of Trewzers, new Shoes, and a Hat; and carried with him beside, a gray Jacket, and a Pair of Cheque Trewzers | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Greenock | - | - | - | - | - | - | Publisher of the Paper; Mr. James Anderson; Mr. John Rae | Pubisher; Merchant; Merchant | The Caledonian Mercury; Glasgow; Greenock | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | all Charges paid and be handsomely rewarded | all Charges paid and be handsomely rewarded | null | - | yes | See r0045, r0046 for related advertisements | |
Run away, About 15 or 16 days ago, from Mrs. Campbell of Askomils, in Inveraray,A BLACK BOY, about 14 years of age; he was dressed in a dark brown coat, with yellow lining and yellow metal buttons, and breeches of the same colour, a drugget vest, strip’d with blue, red and white, and short black curly hair. Whoever w... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=49 | r0049 | Glasgow Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 4 September 1758 | August 1758 | 4 | Mitchell Library (Glasgow) | - | - | - | Black | - | 14 | male | - | short black curly hair | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a dark brown coat, with yellow lining and yellow metal buttons and breeches of the same colour, a drugget vest, strip’d with blue, red and white | no | no | null | West coast of Scotland | Askomils, Inveraray | - | - | - | Mrs. Campbell | - | Askomils, Inveraray | Mess. Campbell & Connel | merchants | Glasgow | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | sufficient reward, and all charges paid | sufficient reward, and all charges paid | null | - | null | - | |
RUN away from Colonel McDowell of Castle-Sempill, upon the 30th of January, a Negro Man, named CATO, alias JOHN; he is middle-aged, pretty tall, ill Legs, with squat or broad Feet: Any Person who apprehends him, or gives any Information of him to Colonel McDowell, or to Mr. Alexander Houston Merchant in Glasgow, shall ... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=51 | r0051 | Glasgow Courant | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 1 February 1748 | 30 January 1748 | - | Mitchell Library (Glasgow) | Cato | - | John | Negro | - | middle-aged | male | pretty tall | ill Legs, with squat or broad Feet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Castle-Sempill | - | - | - | Colonel McDowell | - | Castle-Sempill | Colonel McDowell; Mr. Alexander Houston | - ; merchant | Castle-Sempill; Glasgow | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | a sufficient Reward | a sufficient Reward | null | - | null | See r0039, r0823 for related advertisements | |
WHereas on Friday last run away from his Master, and carried with him several things of value, a Tawny coloured thin faced Man, about 5 Foot 6 Inches high, he wears usually a brown Coat with blue Velvet Sleeves bound with Gold Lace, or a blue Coat and red facings, a brown Wig, speaks French and nothing else; he goes by... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=54 | r0054 | London Gazette | South East England | England | 18 October 1715 | 14 October 1715 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Minar | - | - | Tawny | - | - | male | 66 | thin faced | - | - | - | - | - | - | speaks French and nothing else | null | - | - | - | - | - | a brown Coat with blue Velvet Sleeves bound with Gold Lace, or a blue Coat and red facings, a brown Wig | theft: carried with him several things of value | no | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mr. Thomas Patterson | Banker | Pell-mell by the Hay-Market | null | null | null | - | 5 | null | null | - | 5 l. reward | null | Post Man [1695] - 18th Oct. 1715.
London Gazette - 22nd Oct. 1715. | null | - | |
There is now in the Prison at Glasgow a MULATTO or INDIAN BOY, who calls himself Essex Peter, and who has Indented for a certain Term of Years as a Servant to Jamaica: Any Persons who have Pretensions to hinder the said Boy, are desired to apply to James Denniston Merchant in Glasgow; otherwise he will be accordingly t... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=55 | r0055 | Caledonian Mercury | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 12 January 1744 | null | 3 | British Library: British Newspaper Collection (Online) | Essex | Peter | - | Mulatto, Indian | - | - | male | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | no | no | null | - | - | West Indies | Jamaica | - | - | - | - | James Denniston | Merchant | Glasgow | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | - | - | null | - | null | This person may have been a runaway or free, but clearly the writer of the advertisement suspected he might be a runaway | |
ABSENTED himself from Edinburgh about 14 days ago, an American Black boy, by name James, about 16 years of age, with short curled hair, had on when he went away, a brown coat and vest and black stocking breeches, he is very artful and may endeavour to pass under some fictitious name. He took with him some shirts and si... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=58 | r0058 | Glasgow Journal | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 30 November 1769 | 16 November 1769 | 3 | Mitchell Library (Glasgow) | James | - | - | Black | North America | 16 | male | - | short curled hair | - | - | - | - | - | very artful | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a brown coat and vest and black stocking breeches | theft: took with him some shirts and silk stockings of his master’s | yes | null | Central belt Scotland | Edinburgh | Central belt Scotland; Highlands of Scotland | Glasgow; Highlands | - | - | - | - | printer of the Paper | Printer | Glasgow Journal | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | shall be satisfied for their trouble | shall be satisfied for their trouble | null | - | null | See r0033 for related advertisement | |
R U N A W A Y.FROM the Subscriber in Glasgow, an African Negro Boy named Boyd, about 16 years of age, well made, has a small scar (or Country mark) on one side of his face, and speaks rather broken English, wore a brown coat and waist coat, blue breeches and a bonnet, when he went off, He was seen at Gree... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=59 | r0059 | Glasgow Journal | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 26 July 1770 | null | 4 | Mitchell Library (Glasgow) | Boyd | - | - | Negro | Africa | 16 | male | - | well made, a small scar (or country mark) on one side of his face | - | - | a small scar (or country mark) on one side of his face | a small scar (or country mark) on one side of his face | - | - | speaks rather broken English | null | - | - | - | - | - | a brown coat and waist coat, blue breeches and a bonnet | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Glasgow | Central belt Scotland | was seen at Greenock on the 11th Instant. | - | James Kippen | - | Glasgow | James Kippen | - | Glasgow | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | handsomely rewarded | handsomely rewarded | null | - | null | - | |
Run away from GREENOCK.
ON Friday night the 21st current, A NEGROE MAN, called TOM, about 5 feet, 5 inches high, stout and remarkably well made, speaks good English, bred a Sailor, was dressed when he went off, in a Sailor’s habit. Any person who apprehends the above Negroe, and brings him to Colonel TURNER at Mr HOU... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=60 | r0060 | Glasgow Journal | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 27 August 1772 | 21 August 1772 | 3 | Mitchell Library (Glasgow) | Tom | - | - | Negro | - | - | male | 65 | stout and remarkably well made | - | - | - | - | - | - | speaks good English | null | - | - | - | bred a Sailor | sailor | a Sailor’s habit | no | yes | null | Central belt Scotland | Greenock | - | - | - | - | - | - | Colonel Turner | - | at Mr Houstoun's | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | handsomely rewarded | handsomely rewarded | yes | ibid. - 3rd September 1772, p.3. | null | - | |
An INDIAN BLACK, RUN OFF.RUN OFF, from a Gentleman in Edinburgh about ten days ago. – An East India Black Servant about 16 or 17 years of age. when he went off he had long Black hair, an old dark fustain frock, a blue vest, white cloth breeches, and white stockings. – He went by the name of PETER. Any who can secure ... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=61 | r0061 | Glasgow Journal | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 17 December 1772 | 7 December 1772 | 4 | Mitchell Library (Glasgow) | Peter | - | - | East India Black | South Asia | 16-17 | male | - | long Black hair | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | Servant | an old dark fustain frock, a blue vest, white cloth breeches, and white stockings | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Edinburgh | - | - | - | a Gentleman | - | Edinburgh | John Graham; John Broun | -; Merchant | Nicolson Street, Edinburgh; Glasgow | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | handsomely rewarded | handsomely rewarded | null | - | null | - | |
RUN AWAY From Bellfield near Hamilton, A BLACK Asiatic Bond servant, called RODERIC RANDOM, about 17 years of age, 5 feet, 6 inches, or thereby in height. - Had on when he went away, a short white fustian coat, with a green collar, white waistcoat and breeches, a hat with small silver lace and a cockade in it. These a... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=62 | r0062 | Glasgow Journal | Central belt Scotland | Scotland | 4 March 1773 | null | 4 | Mitchell Library (Glasgow) | Roderic | Random | - | Black Asiatic | - | 17 | male | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a short white fustian coat with a green collar, white waistcoat and breeches, a hat with small silver lace and a cockade in it | no | no | null | Central belt Scotland | Bellfield near Hamilton | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mr. William MacDonald; John Moody; Hugh MacLean | Clerk to the Signet; Writer; Writer | Edinburgh; Greenock; Glasgow | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | - | One guinea | null | - | null | - | |
LAst week run away from his Master J. Bromley, Esq; of Bookham in Surrey, his Negro Man Prinpey, alias Harry Johnson, aged about 35 Years, tall of stature, sometimes wears a Perriwig, speaks English well, in a blue Livery with Brass Buttons, and has taken with him several of his Masters Goods. Whoever secures him, and ... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=63 | r0063 | Flying Post or The Post Master | South East England | England | 10 August 1700 | null | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Prinpey | - | Harry Johnson | Negro | - | 35 | male | tall of stature | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | speaks English well | null | - | - | - | - | - | sometimes wears a Perriwig; a blue Livery with Brass Buttons | theft: has taken with him several of his Masters Goods | no | null | South East England | Bookham, Surrey | - | - | - | J. Bromley | - | Bookham, Surrey | J. Bromley; Mr. Richard Sheppard | -; - | Bookham, Surrey; Lothbury, London | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | - | a Guinea | null | - | null | - | |
A Negro Man named Deago, run away the 4th Instant from his Master Capt. Benjamin Stowe, Commander of the Ship Charles. Whoever secures the Negro, and gives notice to the said Captain, or to Mr. Crisp at the Carolina Coffee-house in Birchin-lane, London, shall have 5 Guineas, and Charges. | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=64 | r0064 | London Gazette | South East England | England | 14 April 1701 | 4 April 1701 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Deago | - | - | Negro | - | - | male | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | null | South East England | - | - | - | - | Capt. Benjamin Stowe | Commander of the Ship Charles | - | Capt. Benjamin Stowe; Mr. Crisp | Commander of the Ship Charles ; - | - ; Carolina Coffee-house, Birchin-lane, London | null | null | null | - | 5 | 5 | null | Charges | 5 Guineas, and Charges | null | - | null | - | |
MAy the 23d Run away a tall proper Negroe, very Black, Aged about 21 Years, called Richard Bleak, from the Ann of Portsmouth, Richard Morey Commader: And whosoever shall bring him to Alexander Cairns in Budge Row Merchant, shall have Two Guineas Reward. | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=65 | r0065 | English Post with News Foreign and Domestick | South East England | England | 28 May 1701 | 23 March 1701 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Richard | Bleak | - | Negro | - | 21 | male | tall | tall proper Negroe, very Black | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | no | no | yes | South East England | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Alexander Cairns | Merchant | Budge Row | null | null | null | - | 2 | 2 | null | - | Two Guineas | null | - | null | - | |
Went away from his Master’s House in Drury-Lane upon Monday the 6th Instant, and has been since seen at Hampstead, Highgate, and Tottenham-Court, an Indian black Boy with long Hair, about 15 Years of Age, speaks very good English; he went away in a brown Fustian Frock, a blew Wastecoate, and scarlet Shag Breeches, and ... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=66 | r0066 | Flying Post or The Post Master | South East England | England | 14 July 1702 | 6 July 1702 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Morat | - | - | Indian Black | - | 15 | male | - | long Hair | - | - | - | - | - | - | very good English | null | - | - | - | - | - | a brown Fustian Frock, a blew Wastecoate, and scarlet Shag Breeches | no | no | yes | South East England | Drury Lane, London | South East England | Hampstead; Highgate; Tottenham-Court | - | - | - | - | Mr. Pain | - | Prince’s Court, Westminster | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | - | a Guinea | yes | Post Man and the Historical Account - 16th July 1702, p.2. [with different spelling of runaway name] | null | See r0449 for related advertisement | |
A Negro Man named Stephen, aged about 20, speaks good English, being a Native of the Leeward Islands in America, having a Livery of grey Broad-Cloth with Plate Buttons, lined and edged with red; also a light-coloured Stuff Suit, and a red Coat faced with white; absented himself from his Master Wm. Mead since the 7th In... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=67 | r0067 | London Gazette | South East England | England | 20 October 1701 | 7 October 1701 | 2 | Oxford Bodleian: Nichols Newspaper collection (online) | Stephen | - | - | Negro | West Indies | 20 | male | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | speaks good English | null | - | - | - | - | - | Livery of grey Broad-Cloth with Plate Buttons, lined and edged with red, a light-coloured Stuff Suit, and a red Coat faced with white | no | no | null | - | - | - | - | - | Wm. Mead | - | - | Mr. Joseph Martyn | - | Love-lane, London | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | - | a Guinea | null | - | null | See r0068 for related advertisement | |
A Negro Man, named Stephen, aged about 20 years, speaks good English, a Native of the Leeward Islands in America, arrived here about the 12th of August last; ran away from his Master Wm. Mead since the 7th Instant, with a Livery of grey Broad-Cloth lined and edged with red, with Plate Buttons, a Suit of light-coloured ... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=68 | r0068 | London Gazette | South East England | England | 24 November 1701 | 7 November 1701 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Stephen | - | - | Negro | West Indies | 20 | male | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | speaks good English | null | - | - | - | - | - | a Livery of grey Broad-Cloth lined and edged with red, with Plate Buttons, a Suit of light-coloured Frise Stuff, and a red Coat faced with white | theft: of clothing to the value of 10 l | no | null | - | - | - | - | - | Wm. Mead | - | - | Mr. Joseph Martyn | - | Love-lane, London | null | null | null | - | 5 | 5 | null | - | 5 Guineas | null | null | yes | See r0067 for related advertisement. Difference with runaway dates, unclear if this is due to a subsequent runaway, or repeat advertisement where the wording of the date has not been amended | |
A Negro Maid, aged about 16 Years, much pitted with the Small-Pox, speaks English well, having a piece of her left Ear bit off by a Dog: She hath on a strip’d Stuff Wastcoat and Petticoat, absented herself from her Master Capt. Benjamin Quelch, on Tuesday the eight instant at Night, If any one brings her to Mr. Lloyd’s... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=69 | r0069 | Flying Post or The Post Master | South East England | England | 12 December 1702 | 8 December 1702 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | - | - | - | Negro | - | 16 | female | - | much pitted with the Small-Pox; a piece of her left Ear bit off by a Dog | smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | speaks English well | null | - | - | - | - | Maid | a strip’d Stuff Wastcoat and Petticoat | no | no | null | - | - | - | - | - | Capt. Benjamin Quelch | - | - | - | Coffee-House | Mr. Lloyd’s Coffee-House, Lombard-street | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | reasonable Charges | a Guinea Reward and reasonable Charges | null | - | null | See r0450 for related advertisement | |
WEnt from his Master the 13th Instant, in the evening, a Negro Man named Cæsar, aged about 20, middle Statur’d, well set, a black Hat, thick Hair, bow Legg’d, speaks very good English, having only a Wastcoat on of Cinnamon colour’d Cloth with black Buttons, the same coloured Shag Breeches striped with black, and black ... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=71 | r0071 | London Gazette | South East England | England | 27 September 1703 | 13 September 1703 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Caesar | - | - | Negro | - | 20 | male | middle Statur’d | well set, thick Hair, bow Legg’d | - | - | - | - | - | - | speaks very good English | null | - | - | - | - | - | a black Hat, a Wastcoat on of Cinnamon colour’d Cloth with black Buttons, the same coloured Shag Breeches striped with black, and black Stockings | no | no | null | South East England | Highgate | - | - | - | Mr. Tho. Fish | - | Highgate | Mr. Robert Savage; Mr. Tho. Fish | Hosier; - | Aldergate; Highgate | null | null | null | - | null | 10 | null | Charges | 10 s. Reward, and Charges | null | - | null | - | |
A Negro Boy about 14 years of Age, newly recovered of the Small-Pox, with a sad coloured Fustian Frock, Brass Buttons, red Wastcoat and Breeches, a Cloath Hat with white Edging, called by the Name of Jack, ran away from his Master, Dr. John Mitchell, at the Blue-Posts in King-street in Bristol, on Thursday the 18th Ins... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=73 | r0073 | London Gazette | South East England | England | 25 May 1704 | 18 May 1704 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Jack | - | - | Negro | - | 14 | male | - | - | smallpox (newly recovered) | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a sad coloured Fustian Frock, Brass Buttons, red Wastcoat and Breeches, a Cloath Hat with white Edging | no | no | null | South West England | he Blue-Posts, King-street, Bristol | - | - | - | Dr. John Mitchell | - | Bristol | Dr. John Mitchell; Mr. Ralph Smith | - ; - | Bristol; the Bible under the Royal Exchange, Cornhill, London | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | reasonable Charges | a Guinea Reward, and reasonable Charges | null | - | null | - | |
A Negro Boy about 12 Years old, call’d James Pancridge, in a Green Livery lined with Red, had on a Wastcoat, Breeches and Stockins Red, a well-proportioned hansom Boy; had on a broad silver-lac’d Hat and a red Shoulder-knot, as Liveries usually have; Went away from his Master Captain Jonas Hanway, Commander of Her Maje... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=74 | r0074 | Daily Courant | South East England | England | 12 January 1705 | 8 January 1705 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | James | Pancridge | - | Negro | - | - | male | - | a well-proportioned hansom Boy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a Green Livery lined with Red, had on a Wastcoat, Breeches and Stockins Red; broad silver-lac’d Hat and a red Shoulder-knot | no | no | yes | South East England | Deptford | - | - | - | Captain Jonas Hanway | Commander of Her Majesty’s Ship the Tilbury | - | Mr. Samael Eyre | - | Buttolph-Lane near Billingsgate, London | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | reasonable Charges | a Guinea Reward and reasonable Charges | null | - | null | - | |
Run away from her Mistress the 15th instant, a Negro Woman Aged about 19 Years, full bodied, middle siz’d, very black, a great bump on her left Hand, and goes by the name of Bembo. Whoever can discover and secure her, so that she may be had again, on notice given to Mrs. Skinner at the Jewel-house in the Tower of Londo... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=75 | r0075 | Daily Courant | South East England | England | 17 January 1705 | 15 January 1705 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Bembo | - | - | Negro | - | 19 | female | middle siz’d | full bodied, very black, a great bump on her left Hand | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | no | no | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mrs. Skinner | - | the Jewel-house in the Tower of London | null | null | null | - | 2 | 2 | null | - | two Guineas | yes | Post Man and the Historical Account - 20th January 1705, p.2. | null | - | |
Whereas a Negro, Aged about 21 years, belonging to the Royal African Company, was left between Egham and London, coming up from Hampton last Tuesday, in a light colour’d Wastcoat and Cap, going Lame. Whoever can discover where the said Negro is, or shall bring him to the African-house in Leaden-hall-street, shall have ... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=77 | r0077 | Daily Courant | South East England | England | 14 January 1707 | 7 January 1707 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | - | - | - | Negro | - | 21 | male | - | going Lame | - | going Lame | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a light colour’d Wastcoat and Cap | no | no | null | South East England | between Egham and London | - | - | - | the Royal African Company | company | Leaden-hall-street | the Royal African Company | company | Leaden-hall-street | null | null | null | - | null | null | null | Charges paid and receive a gratuity to his Satisfaction | Charges paid and receive a gratuity to his Satisfaction | null | - | null | - | |
RUN away the 3d Instant, a Negro Boy about 17 Years of Age, called Hermitage or Bumaree, pretty tall and slim, small Legs, goes out with his Ankles, Pockholes in his Nose, a light colour’d Drugget Coat lined with red, a strip’d Ticken Jacket and Breeches, and a Flannen Wastcoat strip’d with red; his Shirt mark’d with H... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=78 | r0078 | London Gazette | South East England | England | 12 May 1707 | 3 May 1707 | 4 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Hermitage | - | Bumaree | Negro | - | 17 | male | pretty tall | lim, small Legs, goes out with his Ankles, Pockholes in his Nose | smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | pretty good English | null | - | - | - | - | - | a light colour’d Drugget Coat lined with red, a strip’d Ticken Jacket and Breeches, and a Flannen Wastcoat strip’d with red; his Shirt mark’d with H | no | no | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | the Three Lions | - | Hermitage Bridge | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | reasonable Charges | a Guinea Reward, and reasonable Charges | null | - | null | - | |
Made his Escape out of London Work-house in Bishops-gate-street, on Sunday Night the 7th Instant, A Negro Boy Named Herculus, tall and slender, a little pockfretten, Aged about 18 Years, having on a gray Druggit Coat and Wastcoat, two speckled Shirts, and a black Cap. Whoever secures him and gives notice to John Lee, C... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=80 | r0080 | Daily Courant | South East England | England | 10 November 1708 | 7 November 1708 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Herculus | - | - | Negro | - | 18 | male | tall | slender, a little pockfretten | smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a gray Druggit Coat and Wastcoat, two speckled Shirts, and a black Cap | no | no | null | South East England | London Work-house in Bishops-gate-street | - | - | - | - | - | - | John Lee; London Work-house | cooper; - | Aldermanbury; Bishops-gate-street | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | Reasonable Charges | a Guinea Reward and Reasonable Charges | null | - | null | - | |
An Indian young Man, Black-tawny, call’d Glamb, about 18 Years old, of middle Stature, wears his own Coal-Black Hair a little Curling, round Visage, flat Nose; he has on a Sarge light Hair Colour whole Suit; run away from his Master Capt. John Carswell, at No.5. in Pescod-street, Goodman’s-Fields. Whoever brings him to... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=81 | r0081 | Daily Courant | South East England | England | 25 April 1709 | null | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Glamb | - | - | Indian | South Asia | 18 | male | middle Stature | Black-tawny, Coal-Black Hair a little Curling, round Visage, flat Nose | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | Sarge light Hair Colour whole Suit | no | no | null | South East England | No.5, Pescod-street, Goodman’s-Fields | - | - | - | Capt. John Carswell | - | No.5, Pescod-street, Goodman’s-Fields | Capt. John Carswell | - | No.5, Pescod-street, Goodman’s-Fields | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | - | a Guinea | yes | ibid. - 2nd May 1709, p.2. | null | - | |
RUN away from his Master on the 28th of June last, a Negro in a Grey Suit lin’d with Blue, with a Scar over his right Eye, about 22 Years of Age; if any can give information where he is, He shall have a Guinea Reward of Tho. Harrison Esq; near Mountague-House. | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=82 | r0082 | British Apollo | South East England | England | 13 July 1709 | 28 June 1709 | 4 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | - | - | - | Negro | - | 22 | male | - | a Scar over his right Eye | - | - | a Scar over his right Eye | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a Grey Suit lin’d with Blue | no | no | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Tho. Harrison Esq | - | near Mountague-House | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | - | a Guinea | null | - | null | - | |
Whereas a lustly young Negro Man about the Age of 20, known in and about York-Buildings by the Name of Kingston, run away from his Master the 25th Instant; whoever brings him to Mr. Norris at Will’s Coffee-house in Covent-Garden shall have a Guinea Reward. He went away in an old Black Sute and carries about him a Certi... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=84 | r0084 | Daily Courant | South East England | England | 27 December 1709 | 25 December 1709 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Kingston | - | - | Negro | - | 20 | male | - | lustly | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | Christian | - | - | - | an old Black Sute | no | no | null | South East England | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mr. Norris | - | Will’s Coffee-house, Covent-Garden | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | - | a Guinea | null | - | null | See r0085, r0086, r0087 for related advertisements | |
Whereas a lusty young Negro Man about the age of 20, known about York-Buildings by the Name of Kingston, Ran away from his Master on Christmas Day and enter’d himself on Board her Majesty’s Ship Essex at Chatham, was upon due Application discharg’d the said Ship and brought to London on Friday the 20th Instant, but wen... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=85 | r0085 | Daily Courant | South East England | England | 23 January 1710 | 20 January 1710 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Kingston | - | - | Negro | - | 20 | male | - | lusty | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | Christian | - | - | - | an old Sad-colour’d Stuff Coat with Black Wastcoat Breeches and Stockins | no | no | null | South East England | London | null | - | - | - | - | - | Mr. Morris | - | Will’s Coffee-house, Covent-Garden | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | or if brought thither shall be paid 2 Guineas with Charges | 2 Guineas with Charges | null | - | yes | See r0084, r0086, r0087 for related advertisements | |
On the 4th Instant run away from the Bristol Brigantine, Capt. Daniel Hubbard Commander, Jos. James, a young Man, about 18 Years of Age, light curl’d Hair; and a Negro Man, about 28 Years of Age, of a very gram Countenance, and very lusty Stature, call’d Degoe, both in Sailor’s Habit: If any Person can bring the Negro,... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=88 | r0088 | London Gazette | South East England | England | 17 January 1710 | 4 January 1710 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Degoe | - | - | Negro | - | 28 | male | - | a very gram Countenance, and very lusty Stature | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | Sailor’s Habit | no | no | yes | South East England | - | - | - | Jos. James | - | - | - | Captain Hubbard; Stephen Blanchard | Commander of the Bristol Brigantine ; - | the White-hart in Broad-street; the College-Green, Bristol | null | null | null | - | 5 | null | null | reasonable Charges | 5 l. Reward, and reasonable Charges | null | - | null | - | |
Run away from his Master the 25th Instant, a Negro Boy call’d Stepney, of about 15 or 16 Years of Age, having 7 small Cuts on the Right side of his Forehead, and a cross Cut on his Left Cheek; he had on an old Cap and a Black Wastcoat. If he will return to his Master Mr. Isaac Barber, Commander of the Camwood Merchant ... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=89 | r0089 | Daily Courant | South East England | England | 27 September 1710 | 25 September 1710 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Stepney | - | - | Negro | Africa | 15-16 | male | - | 7 small Cuts on the Right side of his Forehead, and a cross Cut on his Left Cheek | - | - | null | 7 small Cuts on the Right side of his Forehead, and a cross Cut on his Left Cheek | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | an old Cap and a Black Wastcoat | no | yes | null | - | - | - | - | - | Mr. Isaac Barber | Commander of the Camwood Merchant | (now at) Gravesend | Mr. Isaac Barber; Wm Smith | Commander of the Camwood Merchant; Chymist | (now at) Gravesend; Goodman’s-fields, Alyss-street | null | null | null | - | 2 | 2 | null | reasonable Charges | 2 Guineas Reward and reasonable Charges | null | - | null | null | |
RUN away from her Master James Spag[g], near Limehouse-bridge, a Negro Maid, about 21 Years of Age, well set, her Name A[]n, speaks good English. Whoever secures her, and gives notice to her Master aforesaid or to Mr. Cook, at the Saw. in Lombardstreet, shall have 20 s. Reward. | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=90 | r0090 | London Gazette | South East England | England | 29 January 1712 | null | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | A[n]n | - | - | Negro | - | 21 | female | - | well set | - | - | - | - | - | - | speaks good English | null | - | - | - | - | Maid | - | no | no | null | South East England | near Limehouse-bridge | - | - | - | James Spag[g] | - | near Limehouse-bridge | James Spag[g]; Mr. Cook | - ; - | near Limehouse-bridge; the Saw. in Lombardstreet | null | null | null | - | 1 | null | null | - | - | yes | Daily Courant, 18th January 1712. | null | Thanks to Mr AM Berrett for the advert repeated date. | |
WHereas one George Scanderbag, a Negro of about 17 Years of Age, above 4 Foot high, having no Calves to his Legs, being splay-footed, speaks good English, went away from C[a]ptain Ramsey’s (his Master’s) House in Colledge-court in Westminster on the 7th Instant, having on an old grey Livery with Brass Buttons and blue ... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=91 | r0091 | London Gazette | South East England | England | 12 May 1711 | 7 May 1711 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | George | Scanderbag | - | Negro | - | 17 | male | >48 | no Calves to his Legs, being splay-footed | - | - | - | - | - | - | speaks good English | null | - | - | - | - | - | an old grey Livery with Brass Buttons and blue Stockings | theft: a new Livery Coat, being red lined with green, and the Buttons of Pewter, and white Thread Button-holes | no | null | South East England | Colledge-court, Westminster | - | - | - | C[a]ptain Ramsey | - | Colledge-court, Westminster | C[a]ptain Ramsey | - | Colledge-court, Westminster | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | Charges born | a Guinea reward, and Charges born | yes | ibid. - 15th May 1711, p.2. | null | - | |
Run away from Mr. Shute, Merchant in Pudding Lane, near the Monument, a Young Negro Woman, Yellowish Complexion, Middle-Stature, and Slender, with two Fl[e]sh Marks one above the Shoulder, the other above her Breast below her Collar-bone, when she went away had on a Red and Blue Pladd Gown and Petticoat, she Robbed her... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=92 | r0092 | Daily Courant | South East England | England | 26 June 1711 | null | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | - | - | - | Negro | - | young | female | Middle-Stature | Yellowish Complexion, Slender, with two F[le?]sh Marks one above the Shoulder, the other above her Breast below her Collar-bone | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | a Red and Blue Plaid Gown and Petticoat | theft: Robbed her Master of a Trunk and several other things | no | null | South East England | Pudding Lane, near the Monument | - | - | - | Mr. Shure | merchant | Pudding Lane, near the Monument | Mr. Shure | merchant | Pudding Lane, near the Monument | null | null | null | - | null | 10 | null | Charges | 10 s. Reward and Charges | null | - | null | - | |
Run away the 9th of September last from on board the Ship Alexander, lying in the lower Wet Dock near Deptford; a Negro Man named Lime-house, aged 32 Years, born in Guinea, smooth faced, with short thick Fingers, about 5 Foot 6 Inches high. Whoever brings him to Capt. Richard Bond at his House near Ratcliff-Cross, shal... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=93 | r0093 | Daily Courant | South East England | England | 2 October 1711 | 9 September 1711 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Lime-house | - | - | Negro | Africa | 32 | male | 66 | smooth faced, with short thick Fingers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | - | no | no | yes | South East England | lower Wet Dock near Deptford | - | - | - | - | - | - | Capt. Richard Bond | - | near Ratcliff-Cross | null | null | null | - | 1 | 1 | null | - | a Guinea | yes | ibid. - 3rd, 4th October 1711 | null | - | |
A tall proper Negro Man, aged about 32 Years, with a crooked Fore-Finger on his Right Hand, 3 Scars on each Temple, sometimes wearing a light-coloured Coat lined with Red, or a grey Suit trimmed and lined with Black, sometimes in a Pea Wastcoat, wearing his own Hair or a black Wig, which run away from the Ship Globe ly... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=94 | r0094 | Daily Courant | South East England | England | 26 December 1711 | 23 December 1711 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | - | - | - | Negro | Africa | 32 | male | tall | proper Negro, with a crooked Fore-Finger on his Right Hand, 3 Scars on each Temple | - | - | 3 Scars on each Temple | 3 Scars on each Temple | - | - | - | null | - | - | - | - | - | sometimes wearing a light-coloured Coat lined with Red, or a grey Suit trimmed and lined with Black, sometimes in a Pea Wastcoat, wearing his own Hair or a black Wig | no | no | yes | South East England | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Capt. Wm Holman | Commander of the Ship Globe | below Ratcliff-Cross | null | null | null | - | 5 | 5 | null | all Charges | 5 Guineas Reward, and all Charges bore | yes | ibid. - 27th December 1711 | null | null | |
A Negro called Scipio (his Negro Name Ossion) of middle Stature aged about 24 Years, speaks imperfect English, somewhat Splayfooted, run away from his Master, Captain Foye of Bristol, about the 5th of November last, wearing at that time a great Coat of light brown Cloth, a Jackcoat and old Leather Breeches, both with b... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=95 | r0095 | London Gazette | South East England | England | 17 January 1713 | 5 November 1712 | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Scipio | - | Ossion | Negro | - | 24 | male | middle Stature | somewhat Splayfooted | - | - | - | - | - | - | speaks imperfect English | null | - | - | - | - | - | a great Coat of light brown Cloth, a Jackcoat and old Leather Breeches, both with brass Buttons | no | no | null | - | - | - | - | - | Captain Foye | - | Bristol | Captain Foye; Mr. John Merriwether | - ; - | Bristol; Lloyd’s Coffee-house, Lombardstreet | null | null | null | - | 5 | null | null | - | 5 l. Reward, and reasonable Charges | null | - | null | - | |
Run away from on Board the Lucitania, Capt. Holland, at Gravesend, an East-Indian Young Man by Name Cæsar, belonging to Mr. John Yeamans, aged about 17 Years, speaketh English very Plain, well-shaped, with curled Hair, having on him a Grey Cloath Coat lined with Blue, with Brass Buttons. If any Person bringeth the said... | https://www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/display/?rid=96 | r0096 | Daily Courant | South East England | England | 19 January 1712 | null | 2 | British Library: Burney Collection (Online) | Caesar | - | - | East-Indian | South Asia | 17 | male | - | well-shaped, with curled Hair | - | - | - | - | - | - | speaketh English very Plain | null | - | - | - | - | - | a Grey Cloath Coat lined with Blue, with Brass Buttons | no | no | yes | South East England | the Lucitania, at Gravesend | - | - | - | Mr. John Yeamans | Hatter | the Plough, a Hatter’s, Lombard-street | Mr. Henry Palmer | - ; - | Mr Hatfield’s, Little-Winchester-street | null | null | null | - | 3 | 3 | null | - | 3 Guineas | yes | Post Man and the Historical Account - 22nd January 1712, p.2. | null | See r0842 for additional advertisement, which has a few differences. |
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