1815-09 Jailing: Elisha

Title

1815-09 Jailing: Elisha

Identifier

NJS-EVE-01102

Source

Runaway ad for Elisha, by George Farmer

Runaway ad for Elisha, by George Farmer, "Fifty Dollars Reward," Fredonian, February 8, 1816, p. 4.

Event Description

Around September 1815, a young Black man named Elisha, who was enslaved by John Tucker of Rahway, was jailed for stealing. The jail mentioned in the source probably refers to the Middlesex County jail, which was located in New Brunswick.

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Transcript of the source document:

"Fifty Dollars Reward.
RAN AWAY from the subscriber on the night of the 27th ult. a negro man named
ELISHA,
purchased on the 9th September of John Tucker, Esq. of Rahway, at that time in jail for stealing—about 21 years of age, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches, pretty black, large eyes, tolerably good looking fellow, rather slender made, very lazy. Had on when he went away light colored fulled linsey coatee, under jacket and trowsers of cloth nearly black, trowsers much worn and patched, mixt grey stockings, odd, one footed with yard of a darker color, old linen shirt, and an old hat. Whoever takes up said negro and delivers him to me shall have the above reward.
George Farmer.
Belle Vue, opposite New Brunswick,
February 1, 1816."

Event Type

Violence: Jailing

Date

September 1815

Date Certainty

Approximate

Location of Event

Middlesex County gaol (jail), New Brunswick

Related Place

Rahway

Following Event

1815-09-09 Sale: Elisha

Primary Participant

Elisha (b. 1795)

Enslaver

John Tucker

Participant Details

DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** Elisha (b. 1795) ***
Role: Jailed Person
Age: 21
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John Tucker
Verbatim description from source:
"a negro man named ELISHA, purchased on the 9th September of John Tucker, Esq. of Rahway, at that time in jail for stealing—about 21 years of age, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches, pretty black, large eyes, tolerably good looking fellow, rather slender made, very lazy"

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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:

John Tucker
Role: Enslaver

Record Contributor

Kate Jackson