1821-04-02 Freedom Seeking: Jack
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01251
- Source
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Runaway ad for Jack, by John E. Post
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Runaway ad for Jack, by John E. Post, "1 Dollar Reward," Centinel of Freedom, March 11, 1823, p. 3.
- Event Description
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On April 2, 1821, a young Black man named Jack ran away from his enslaver John E. Post, who lived in Bergen Township (around the area of present-day Jersey City). It seems that two years later, Jack was still at large. In March 1823, John E. Post published a runaway ad offering a reward of 1 dollar for Jack's capture and return. The ad noted that Jack was about 21 years old. It is not entirely clear whether this number refers to Jack's age at the time of his escape in 1821 or at the time of the runaway advertisement in 1823.
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Transcript of the source document:
"1 Dollar Reward.
RAN away from the subscriber living in the town and county of Bergen, New Jersey, on the 2d day of April, A. D. 1821, a Negro Boy named JACK, about 21 years old, 5 feet 4 inches high, middling dark Collar; had on when he went away, a drab collared Coat and blue Pantaloons. All persons are forbid harbouring or trusting said boy on penalty of the law. Whoever will return him to his master shall receive the above reward.
JOHN E. POST.
Bergen, March 7, 1823. 9-3wp" - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- April 2, 1821 – March 7, 1823
- Location of Event
- Bergen Township
- Primary Participants
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Jack (b. 1800)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02929
Role: Runaway
Age: 21
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John E. Post
Verbatim description from source:
"Negro Boy named JACK, about 21 years old, 5 feet 4 inches high, middling dark Collar" - Additional Participants
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John E. Post
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02928
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker