1825-10-10 Jailing: Tom, Frank
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00809
- Source
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Runaway pickup notice for Tom and Frank, by Joseph Bonnington
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Runaway pickup notice for Tom and Frank, by Joseph Bonnington, "Notice," Fredonian, October 26, 1825, p. 3.
- Event Description
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On October 10, 1825, Tom and Frank, two Black men from Monmouth County, were captured and imprisoned in Perth Amboy as suspected runaways. They were held at the Perth Amboy jail (present-day City Hall), and Joseph Bonnington published a notice of their capture.
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Transcript of the source document:
"Notice.
WERE taken up on Tuesday the 10th inst. on suspicion of being runaways and committed to Jail in Perth-Amboy,
Two Negro Men,
who say their names are Tom and Frank, and that they belong to Job Throckmorton and Wycoff Conover of Monmouth County. The owners are requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges and take them away.
Joseph Bonnington.
Oct. 18, 1825. 58-3t" - Event Type
- Jailing
- Date
- October 10, 1825 – October 18, 1825
- Location of Event
- Perth Amboy City Hall (courthouse and jail), Perth Amboy
- Primary Participants
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Tom
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01967
Role: Jailed Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Job Throckmorton
Verbatim description from source:
"Negro...Tom... belong to Job Throckmorton"Frank
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01968
Role: Jailed Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Wicoff Conover (1783-1833)
Verbatim description from source:
"Negro... Frank... belong to... Wycoff Conover of Monmouth County" - Additional Participants
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Job Throckmorton
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01969
Role: Enslaver
Comment: enslaver of TomWicoff Conover (1783-1833)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01970
Role: Enslaver
Comment: enslaver of FrankJoseph Bonnington
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01966
Role: Jailer - Record Contributor
- Kate Jackson