1764-08 Capture: Silas
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01072
- Source
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Runaway ad for Silas (listed as Sy), escaped July 1764, by Isaac Coats
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Runaway ad for Silas, escaped March 1770, by Isaac Coats
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Runaway ad for Silas (listed as Sy), escaped July 1764, by Isaac Coats, Pennsylvania Journal, July 12, 1764, p. 1.
Runaway ad for Silas, escaped March 1770, by Isaac Coats, "RUN-AWAY," Pennsylvania Journal, April 19, 1770, p. 3. - Event Description
- A Black boy named Silas (called Sy for short) was apprehended after running away from his enslaver, Isaac Coats of Philadelphia. He originally ran away on July 1, 1764, and he was still at large as of July 12. The exact date and place of his capture are uncertain, but we know that Silas was captured because later historical records place him again at Isaac Coats's home in Philadelphia.
- Event Type
- Capture
- Date
- August 1764
- Date Certainty
- Approximate
- Location of Event
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Preceding Event
- 1764-07-01 Freedom Seeking: Silas
- Following Event
- 1770-03 Freedom Seeking: Silas
- Primary Participants
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Silas (b. 1752) {Sy}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02502
Role: Runaway
Age: 12
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Isaac Coats - Additional Participants
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Isaac Coats
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02501
Role: Enslaver - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker