Runaway ad for Ben and Aaron, by Elijah Blackwell

Runaway ad for Ben and Aaron, by Elijah Blackwell
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Identifier
NJS-SRC-01137
Source Type
Runaway Advertisement
Headline
180 Dollars Reward
Author
Elijah Blackwell (1775-1855)
Publication
Trenton Federalist
Place of Publication
Trenton
Date of Issue
November 11, 1811
Date Submitted
November 9, 1811
Transcript
180 Dollars Reward.
RANAWAY from the subscriber, near Princeton, state of New-Jersey, about the first of November, TWO NEGRO MEN, one a mulatto, rather white, called Ben, who has ten years and six months to serve, about twenty-four years old, of a middle size ; takes a great deal of care to keep his hair straight, as it curls in his neck ; had on a new roram hat, a long dark coating coat, and pantaloons of the same, a striped yellow and black vest, and took with him a variety of vestcoats and pantaloons, two pairs of shoes, one thick pair, the other thin, foxed all round ; he is a great professor of religion. The other is about nineteen years old, tall and stout built for his age, called Aaron, of a dark complexion, has near twelve years to serve ; had on a roram hat, a new roundabout light grey linsey coat, and pantaloons of the same ; took with him two pair of pantaloons, one deep blue cotton, the other brown tow and linen. It is likely they will change their clothes, and perhaps their names; they have considerable of money with them. Said Aaron runaway from Asher Borden, of Allentown, last August, and was taken in New York. It is thought that a white woman, who has a mulatto child, has followed him.
Whoever takes up said runaways, and delivers them to the subscriber, shall receive the above reward, one hundred dollars for the former and eighty for the latter.
ELIJAH BLACKWELL.
Nov. 9, 1811.
Language
English
URL
https://slavery.princeton.edu/sources/ben-and-aaron
Record Contributor
Princeton & Slavery Project
Indy Davis
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