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Poughkeepsie Journal – November 13, 1790

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A monster, in reality A captain of a Guinea ship is now in gaol, and under prosecution at the expense of the society establish- ed in London for the abolition […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – April 12, 1797

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A Negro Man for sale,  about 28 years of age; understands wel[l] all kinds of farming business, sober, ho- nest, and of an excellent temper: of- fered for sale for […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – June 8 to June 29,1796

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A Negro Wench,  About 20 years of age, for sale. In- quire of the Printer hereof. June 7.

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Poughkeepsie Journal August 14, 1790

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ALBANY, August 9. At the Supreme Court of this State, which ended on Saturday last, judgments were given against the following criminals, viz.      John Augustus Ross, convicted of […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal -October 23, 1793

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Eight Dollars Reward. RUN-AWAY from the subscriber on Friday the 4th inst. a MU- LATTOE SLAVE named POMP, about fifteen years of age, not tall but stout built, bushy curled […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – December 8, 1791

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Eight Dollars Reward. RUN-away from the subscriber in Washington town, on Saturday evening last, a Mulattoe Boy named Jack, about seventeen years old, a- bout five feet four inches high, […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – May 25 to June 8, 1796

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Eight Dollars Reward.  RUN-AWAY from the subscriber on  the 5th inst. a Negro Boy named Jacob, about 13 years of age, a common black: Had on when he went away, […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – May 1 – 15, 1798

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Fifteen Dollars Reward. {25 Dollars Reward.}from May 15 RUN away from the subscriber, the 16th of April, my negro wench Rachael, about 23 years old: She is short and stocky, […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – August 1 to August 18, 1797

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Fifteen Dollars Reward. RUN-AWAY from the Subscriber, on Wednesday night, the 7th of June, A Negro Man, named CAESAR, about five feet eight inches high, and about twenty-three years of […]

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6-6-1789 to 7-7-1789

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Five Dollars Reward /  RUN-AWAY from the subscriber the 7th of this instant, a black Gui- new Negro Man, named SAMBO, aged about 40 years — the said negro was […]

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