Jude

This Connecticut Courant runaway ad, August 9, 1774 is typical in its description of Jude, what he was wearing, and carrying. Note that Jude had a forged pass, indicating that either he was literate or he knew someone who would forge a pass. The owner, Stephen Sedgwick (1731-1792) married three times and had 10 children by his second wife, between 1762 and 1781. When Jude ran, Sedgwick was 43 years old and had 7 children. The Connecticut Courant and Hartford Weekly Intelligencer (1774-1778); Hartford, Conn. 09 Aug 1774: 3. Stephen Sedgwick will May 28, 1766 - then his inventory july 12, 1768