1824-04 Freedom Seeking: Peter Cuff
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01107
- Source
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Runaway ad for Peter Cuff, by Benjamin Field
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Runaway ad for Peter Cuff, by Benjamin Field, "$20 REWARD," Fredonian, June 9, 1824, p. 4.
- Event Description
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In April 1824, Peter Cuff ran away from Benjamin Field. About two months later, in June 1824, Benjamin Field submitted a runaway advertisement to the New Brunswick newspaper the Fredonian. The ad ran weekly until the end of November, pointing to Peter Cuff's success in evading capture.
The ad did not list the place of residence for Benjamin Field, but it can be assumed to be in the vicinity of New Brunswick. There were two adult men named Benjamin Field living in that area in the 1820s, and both were associated with Bound Brook, Somerset County. Thus it can be inferred that Peter Cuff ran away from Bound Brook.
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Transcript of the source document:
"$20 REWARD.
RANAWAY from the subscriber on Monday [blank space] day of April, a negro man named
PETER CUFF.
Said negro is about 5 feet 6 inches high, had on when he went away, a blue surtout coat, mixed vest and panaloons. All persons are forbid harboring him under the penalty of law.
Benjamin Field.
June 7, 1824 86-tf" - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- April 1824
- Date Certainty
- Approximate
- Location of Event
- Bound Brook
- Primary Participants
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Peter Cuff
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02597
Role: Runaway
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Benjamin Field
Verbatim description from source:
"negro man named PETER CUFF. Said negro is about 5 feet 6 inches high" - Additional Participants
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Benjamin Field
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02596
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Kate Jackson