New-England Runaways
New-England Runaways by Joseph Lee Boyle, published by Clearfield Company in 2020, is a comprehensive examination of runaway individuals as documented in contemporary newspaper advertisements. This edition spans 436 pages and is presented in English. The work serves as the first of four volumes in a series that focuses on runaway servants, slaves, apprentices, military deserters, and errant spouses, alongside individuals with New England ties who did not flee from the colonies.
Readers will find a detailed compilation of approximately 1,500 runaway ads sourced from 23 newspapers ranging from New England to Maryland, including notable publications such as The Boston Evening-Post and The Rhode Island Gazette. Each advertisement provides insights into the runaway’s identity, including names, physical descriptions, and personal characteristics, as well as information about their masters and locations within New England, including what are now Vermont and Maine. This book is a valuable resource for those interested in biography, genealogy, and the historical context of New England’s past.
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This work is the first of four volumes in a series of New England runaways, as identified in contemporary newspaper ads. The majority of the persons are runaway servants and slaves, but a number are runaway apprentices, both men and women, military deserters, and errant spouses. This work also includes individuals with New England connections who did not run away from those colonies. In compiling this work, Mr. Boyle examined 23 newspapers from New England to Maryland, including The Boston Evening-Post, The Boston Gazette, The Connecticut Gazette, The New England Courant, The American Weekly Mercury, The Rhode Island Gazette, and The New York Evening Post. Each ad gives a number of details about the runaway and his/her master, including names and aliases of the runaway, physical description, personality quirks if any, location in New England (including the future states of Vermont and Maine), and where to contact the advertiser. In all, this book contains about 1,500 runaway ads and names over 3,000 persons with connections to colonial New England.
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