Although it is hardly surprising, the French doctor, Charles Arthaud, was also a slaveholder. In fact, one of his slaves, a "Congo" named Rosalie, appears to have engaged in marronage multiple times.
Rosalie ran away in 1775, and the runaway notice tells us she once lived in Borgne.
In 1776, Rosalie appears to have ran away again from Charles Arthaud. Now she has been branded with an A and she's said to have traveled to Trou and Gros Morne.
In 1777, however, Rosalie ran away yet again. The recidivist was said to be owned by someone else, but branded "Arthaud." Consulting any contracts, inventories or sales might establish more clearly that it was indeed the same Rosalie who was noted to have run away at least 3 times in 3 different years.
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