1806-09-18 Freedom Seeking: Sampson
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01026
- Source
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Runaway ad for Sampson, by Richard Stockton
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Runaway ad for Sampson, by Richard Stockton, "Twenty Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, September 29, 1806.
- Event Description
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On Thursday night, September 18, 1806, a Black man named Sampson ran away from his enslaver Richard Stockton in Princeton, NJ. He was approximately 30 years old. A runaway ad for Sampson first appeared in a Trenton newspaper on September 29, 1806. At the end of December, Stockton continued running the ad, suggesting that Sampson was still at large three months after his escape.
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Transcript of the source document:
"Twenty Dollars Reward.
RANAWAY from the subscriber on Thursday night last, a Negro Man slave named Sampson. He is about 30 years of age, five feet six or seven inches high, very black, of good countenance, but awkward in his appearance when spoken to; his knees knock, and his legs are remarkably small, compared with his body. He had on when he absconded, common summer working clothes. Any person returning him to me at this place shall receive the above reward.
RICHARD STOCKTON
Princeton, Sept. 24, 1806." - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- September 18, 1806 – December 29, 1806
- Location of Event
- Princeton
- Primary Participants
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Sampson (b. 1776) {aka Francis}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02436
Role: Runaway
Age: 30
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Richard Stockton (1764-1828) {the Duke}
Verbatim description from source:
"Negro Man slave named Sampson. He is about 30 years of age, five feet six or seven inches high, very black, of good countenance, but awkward in his appearance when spoken to; his knees knock, and his legs are remarkably small, compared with his body" - Additional Participants
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Richard Stockton (1764-1828) {the Duke}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02434
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Larissa Jimenez Gratereaux
- Princeton & Slavery Project