1792-04-24 Freedom Seeking: Sam
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00173
- Source
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Runaway ad for Sam, by James Stevenson
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Runaway ad for Sam, by James Stevenson, "Eight Dollars Reward," Brunswic Gazette, May 1, 1792, p. 3. Archival location: Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. Loose Newspaper Collection (Ac. 3193). Box 27, Folder 5.
- Event Description
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Sam, an 18-year-old Black man, ran away from enslaver James Stevenson of Amwell, Hunterdon County, on April 24, 1792. James Stevenson published a runaway ad offering a reward of $8 for Sam's capture. The ad provided a description of Sam's appearance, scars, and clothing.
The following is a transcript of the ad:
"Eight Dollars Reward.
RAN away from the subscriber the 24th inst. a Negro Boy named Sam, eighteen years of age, five feet six or seven inches high, had on when he went away, a wool hat, sailor coat, waistcoat, and trowsers, all grey linsey, stript linsey shirt, grey stockings, old shoes, a remarkable scar on one of his legs; any person apprehending said negro and securing him so that his master may get him again, shall receive the above reward and all reasonable charges paid by me,
JAMES STEVENSON.
Amwell, Hunterdon County, April 27, 1792." - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- April 24, 1792
- Location of Event
- Amwell
- Primary Participants
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Sam (b. ca. 1774)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00618
Role: Runaway
Age: 18
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- James Stevenson (1763-1839)
Verbatim description from source:
"Negro Boy named Sam, eighteen years of age, five feet six or seven inches high; a remarkable scar on one of his legs" - Additional Participants
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James Stevenson (1763-1839)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00609
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker