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A Runaway a Day 5 (of 5)
byIf a person ran away once, they were liable to do so again. In some cases this provides two distinctive descriptions of the same…
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A Runaway a Day 4 (of 5)
bySome advertisements revealed details about the person’s history and situation, as well as their physical characteristics and possessions. This affords an avenue for further…
A Runaway a Day 3 (of 5)
bySome runaways took only the clothing they had on, and lacked even a complete ensemble. Running away without shoes shows either desperation or determination….
A Runaway a Day 2 (of 5)
byFor some reason not all advertisements included the name of the missing person. Whether this showed an impersonal knowledge on behalf of the master,…
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A Runaway a Day 1 (of 5)
byThroughout the eighteenth century, newspapers advertised servants, slaves, soldiers, spouses and others who had fled from contractual obligations. The advertisements give us remarkable textual…
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10 Remarkable Runaway Ads
byA frequent discovery when reading 18th Century newspapers is the runaway ads. In an era when people could be owned by or contractually bound…