1799-12 Freedom Seeking: John
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00497
- Source
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Runaway pickup notice for John, by Henry Drake
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Runaway pickup notice for John, by Henry Drake, "TAKEN UP," New-Jersey State Gazette, December 31, 1799, p. 3.
- Event Description
- John, a French-speaking Black boy aged 16, ran away from his enslaver Mr. Reausseau in New York. The exact date of his escape is not known, and it is uncertain how long he was on the run. By December 6, 1799, he was apprehended and jailed in Trenton.
- Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- December 1799
- Date Certainty
- Approximate
- Location of Event
- New York City, New York
- Related Place
- Trenton
- Following Event
- 1799-12-06 Jailing: John
- Primary Participants
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John (b. ca. 1783)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01322
Role: Runaway
Age: 16
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Mr. Reausseau
Verbatim description from source:
"French Negro Boy, by the name of JOHN, about 16 years of age, five feet 5 inches high, well built" - Additional Participants
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Mr. Reausseau
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01321
Role: Enslaver
Comment: John stated that he ran away from Mr. Reausseau - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker