Janie Howell Newspaper: Ads for Runaway Servants and Slaves (1733-1772) 3.

Most of the ads suggest that the slaves were coerced into running away by other free slaves, however it seems as though most of the men writing these advertisements didnt know why the slave and/or servant ran away. 4. I think that the ads show that some of the masters had formed some kind of a bond with the slave/servant, while other ads show that the master just wants a return on their investment. 5. These ads suggest that colonial-America depended on their slaves/servants a lot.