1818-06-24 Freedom Seeking: Tine, Charles
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00791
- Source
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Runaway ad for Tine, by Barnt DeKlyn
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Runaway ad for Tine, by Barnt DeKlyn, "Twenty Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, June 29, 1818, p. 3.
- Event Description
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On the night of the June 24, 1818, Tine escaped from her enslaver, Barnt DeKlyn of Bow Hill Mansion near Trenton. She ran away with a Black man named Charles, who was probably a free man. DeKlyn published a runaway ad describing Tine and Charles.
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Transcript of the source document:
"Twenty Dollars Reward.
RAN AWAY from the subscriber on the night of the 24th and 25th inst. a Mulatto or Yellow Woman, named Tine, or commonly so called; her clothes cannot be described as she had a variety with her, and may change her dress. She took with her a feather bed, bedstead, & c. and went off with a black man, who called himself Charles while in the employ of the subscriber, but may answer to some other name. The woman is of middle size, neither tall nor stout, quick spoken, and very pert in making answers to any question. The black man is of middling stature, smart and active, brought up as a house servant and lately lived with Mr. Edmund Burk of Trenton has hostler. Any person who will apprehend her and confined her in any jail in the state, so that the subscriber can get her again, shall receive above reward.
BARNT DEKLYN.
Trenton, June 27, 1818. 9.3w" - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- June 24, 1818
- Location of Event
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Bow Hill Mansion, Hamilton
- Related Place
- Trenton
- Preceding Event
- 1817 Labor: Charles
- Primary Participants
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Tine
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01944
Role: Runaway
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Barnt DeKlyn (1745-1824)
Verbatim description from source:
"Mulatto or Yellow Woman, named Tine, or commonly so called; of middle size, neither tall nor stout, quick spoken, and very pert in making answers to any question"Charles
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01945
Role: Runaway
Age category: Adult
Status: Unknown
Verbatim description from source:
"black man, who called himself Charles while in the employ of the subscriber, but may answer to some other name... The black man is of middling stature, smart and active, brought up as a house servant and lately lived with Mr. Edmund Burk of Trenton as hostler." - Additional Participants
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Barnt DeKlyn (1745-1824)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01914
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser
Comment: enslaver of Tine - Record Contributor
- Kate Jackson