1776 Capture: Harry
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00769
- Source
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Receipt issued to Jacob Van Dike related to Harry, a Black man carried away by followers of the British army
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Receipt issued to Jacob Van Dike related to Harry, a Black man carried away by followers of the British army, June 17, 1782. Archival location: Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. Van Dike Family Papers, 1711–1838 (MC 505). Box 1, Folder 3: Jacob Van Dike Papers, 1766-1819: Deeds, Bonds, etc., Papers relating to his estate 1809-1819.
- Event Description
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A receipt found in the Van Dike Family Papers, 1711–1838 (MC 505), notes that a Black man named Harry, who was enslaved by Jacob Van Dike, had been "carried off by the followers of the British army" in 1776. The circumstances of this event are uncertain, and it is unclear whether Harry was taken by the Loyalists against his will or went with them willingly to escape from his enslaver. It appears that Harry was then with the British troops for several years before he was captured and returned to his enslaver.
The exact location of this 1776 event is uncertain, but it probably took place around Ten Mile Run or Rocky Hill; this is the area where Jacob Van Dike lived in the 18th century. - Event Type
- Capture
- Date
- 1776
- Location of Event
- Ten Mile Run, Franklin
- Following Event
- 1782 Capture: Harry
- Primary Participants
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Harry
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01899
Role: Captured Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Jacob Van Dike (1723-1809)
Verbatim description from source:
"negro man Harry carried off by the followers of the British army" - Additional Participants
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Jacob Van Dike (1723-1809)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01900
Role: Enslaver - Record Contributor
- Daniel Dias
- Jesse Bayker