1825-09 Freedom Seeking: Frank
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00811
- 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
- Frank ran away from his enslaver Wicoff Conover of Monmouth County, NJ, in 1825 (or earlier). He was later apprehended in the area of Perth Amboy together with a man named Tom, who was running from Job Throckmorton of Freehold. It is unclear whether they originally escaped together or met afterward. See the jailing event for Tom and Frank for more details.
- Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- September 1825
- Location of Event
- Monmouth County
- Related Place
- Perth Amboy
- Following Event
- 1825-10-10 Jailing: Tom, Frank
- Related Event
- 1825-09 Freedom Seeking: Tom
- Primary Participants
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Frank
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01968
Role: Runaway
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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Wicoff Conover (1783-1833)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01970
Role: Enslaver - Record Contributor
- Kate Jackson