1791-06-04 Freedom Seeking: Jack
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01053
- Source
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Runaway ad for Jack, by Charity Miller
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Runaway ad for Jack, by Charity Miller, "Eight Dollars Reward," Independent Gazetteer, and Agricultural Repository, June 25, 1791, p. 3.
- Event Description
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On June 4, 1791, a Black man named Jack ran away from his enslaver Charity Miller of Stony Brook (present-day Princeton), New Jersey. Charity Miller submitted a runaway notice for Jack to a Philadelphia newspaper. The enslaver believed that Jack ran to Pennsylvania, but Jack's destination has not been confirmed.
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Transcript of the source document:
"Eight Dollars Reward.
RANAWAY from the subscriber, near Princeton, New-Jersey, the 4th inst. a Negro man, named JACK, a stout hearty fellow, 28 or 30 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, rather of a light complexion, heavy eyes, and unpleasant countenance, fond of spiritous liquors, and when intoxicated somewhat impudent, and more unpleasant than usual. He took with him sundry unknown wearing apparel, and it is conjectured he hath gone into the state of Pennsylvania. Whoever, takes up said fellow, and returns him to his owner, shall receive the above award, and reasonable charges, paid by
CHARITY MILLER.
Stony Brook, June 16th, 1791.
8w" - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- June 4, 1791
- Date Certainty
- Approximate
- Primary Participants
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Jack (b. 1762)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02514
Role: Runaway
Age: 28
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Charity Miller
Verbatim description from source:
"Negro man, named JACK, a stout hearty fellow, 28 or 30 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, rather of a light complexion, heavy eyes, and unpleasant countenance, fond of spiritous liquors, and when intoxicated somewhat impudent, and more unpleasant than usual" - Additional Participants
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Charity Miller
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02513
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Kayra Guven
- Princeton & Slavery Project
- Jesse Bayker