1802-10-11 Freedom Seeking: Bob
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01025
- Source
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Runaway ad for Bob, by James Lake
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Runaway ad for Bob, by James Lake, "Twenty-five Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, October 18, 1802.
- Event Description
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On October 11, 1802, A Black man named Bob ran away from his enslaver, James Lake, who resided in Somerset County, New Jersey, near Princeton. James Lake placed a runaway ad offering a reward of 25 dollars for Bob's return.
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Transcript of the source document:
"Twenty-five Dollars Reward.
RAN away from the subscriber on the 11th of this instant, a negro man named BOB, about five feet one or two inches high, of a yellow complexion ; he is thick tongued, and has a lump on his tongue which appears like the cancer ; not possessed of any politeness, talkative at the same time – had on when he went away, a blue coat, striped swan down vest, grey cashmere pantaloons. Whoever takes up said negro, and secures him in the goal of Somerset county, or returns him to the subscriber shall receive the above reward and all reasonable charges.
JAMES LAKE.
Somerset, N. Jersey, near Princeton,
October 13, 1802" - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- October 11, 1802
- Location of Event
- Princeton
- Primary Participants
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Bob
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02433
Role: Runaway
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- James Lake
Verbatim description from source:
"negro man named BOB, about five feet one or two inches high, of a yellow complexion; he is thick tongued, and has a lump on his tongue which appears like the cancer" - Additional Participants
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James Lake
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02435
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Indy Davis
- Princeton & Slavery Project