1810-09 Capture: Aaron · New Jersey Slavery Records

Identifier: NJS-EVE-01035
Source: Runaway ad for Ben and Aaron, by Elijah Blackwell; Runaway ad for Ben and Aaron, by Elijah Blackwell, "180 Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, November 11, 1811.
Event Description: Aaron was captured in New York after running away from his enslaver Asher Borden of Allentown, NJ. The escape occurred around August 1810. The date of Aaron's subsequent capture is uncertain.

Information about Aaron's escape from Allentown and his capture in New York comes from a runaway ad published later when Aaron made another escape attempt from a different location.

See subsequent events in Aaron's life for further details and links to related people.
Event Type: Capture
Date: September 1810
Date Certainty: Approximate
Location of Event: New York; Allentown
Preceding Event: 1810-08 Freedom Seeking: Aaron
Following Event: 1811-11-01 Freedom Seeking: Ben, Aaron
Primary Participants: Aaron (b. 1792)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02454
Role: Captured Person
Age: 18
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Asher Borden (1773-1846)
Additional Participants: Asher Borden (1773-1846)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02455
Role: Enslaver, Captor
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker