New Jersey Slavery Records · 1799, John, Freedom seeking (Resistance)

1799, John, Freedom seeking (Resistance)

Title: 1799, John, Freedom seeking (Resistance)
Identifier: NJS-EVE-00497
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: Resistance: Freedom seeking
Action Status: Completed
Date: December 1799
Date Certainty: Approximate
Location: New York, NY
Destination: Trenton, NJ
Following Event: 1799, John, Capture
Primary Participant: John (b. 1783)
Sex: Male
Age: Young Adult; 16
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver of Primary Event Participant: Mr. Reausseau
Source: Runaway pickup notice for John; Runaway pickup notice for John, by Trenton Marshal Henry Drake. New-Jersey State Gazette. December 31, 1799.
Author: Henry Drake
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker

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