Occasionally , the Hospodars organized expeditions abroad in order to find runaways , or through diplomacy , they appealed to the rulers of the lands where the runaways settled .
The administrations of the two states supported the search and return of fugitive slaves to their masters .
Occasionally , the Hospodars organized expeditions abroad in order to find runaways , or through diplomacy , slaves appealed to the rulers of the lands where the runaways settled .
The administrations of the two states supported the search and return of fugitive slaves to their masters .