1771-07 Capture: Silas
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01076
- Source
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Runaway ad for Silas (name not listed), escaped in June 1771 with an iron collar around his neck, by Isaac Coats
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Runaway ad for Silas (listed as Sy), escaped January 1772 with an iron collar around his neck, by Isaac Coats
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Runaway ad for Silas (name not listed), escaped in June 1771 with an iron collar around his neck, by Isaac Coats, "TWO DOLLARS REWARD," Pennsylvania Journal, June 27, 1771, p. 3.
Runaway ad for Silas (listed as Sy), escaped January 1772 with an iron collar around his neck, by Isaac Coats, "Run away, on the 13th Instant," Pennsylvania Journal, January 23, 1772, p. 3. - Event Description
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A young Black man named Silas (called Sy for short) was apprehended after running away from his enslaver, Isaac Coats, of Philadelphia. He had run away in June 1771 and was apprehended sometime before January 1772. 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.
This was one of the many events in the cycle of escapes and captures that Silas experienced as he relentlessly sought to free himself from bondage. See related events for additional information about Silas and his escape attempts. - Event Type
- Capture
- Date
- July 1771 – December 1771
- Date Certainty
- Inferred
- Location of Event
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Preceding Event
- 1771-06-24 Freedom Seeking: Silas
- Following Event
- 1772-01-13 Freedom Seeking: Silas
- Primary Participants
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Silas (b. 1752) {Sy}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02502
Role: Captured Person
Age: 16
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