1802-11-25 Freedom Seeking: David Lewis
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01123
- Source
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Runaway ad for David Lewis, by Henry Dusenbery
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Runaway ad for David Lewis, by Henry Dusenbery, "Thirty Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, December 6, 1802.
- Event Description
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On November 25, 1802, David Lewis (Dave) escaped from Henry Dusenbery for the second time. David Lewis was a 30-year-old Black man held in bondage with about 4 years of service remaining on his indenture at this time. His description, as well as information about his previous escape attempt, were detailed in a runaway ad published in the Trenton Federalist newspaper. The presumed location of this event is the Henry Dusenbery Mansion House, where Dusenbery lived in New Hampton, Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, NJ. He may have gone to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where he had lived during his prior escape.
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Transcript of the source document:
"Thirty Dollars Reward.
RANAWAY from the subscriber, living in New Hampton, Hunterdon county, West New Jersey on the 25th instant, an indentured servant Negro Man, who has near four years to serve named DAVE, otherwise calls himself David Lewis, near thirty years of age, about 5 feet 6 inches high, middling thin built, fond of drink, and can play on the violin — had on when he absconded, a reddish colored coarse cashmere sailor's jacket with a scarlet cape, old olive colored thicket breeches, coarse dark stockings, and new coarse shoes. Whoever takes up said negro and confines him in any goal so that the owner gets him again, shall receive the above reward and all reasonable charges, if brought home, by
HENRY DUSENBERY.
November 27, 1802.
N.B. Said Negro Man absconded last winter, and was apprehended the last of June past, at one Carver's Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in which neighborhood he had been about six months. All persons are forbid harboring him at their peril." - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- November 25, 1802
- Location of Event
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Henry Dusenbery Mansion House, New Hampton, Lebanon
- Related Place
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Preceding Event
- 1802-07 Capture: David Lewis
- Primary Participants
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David Lewis (b. 1772)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02629
Role: Runaway
Age: 30
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Henry Dusenbery (1760-1825)
Verbatim description from source:
"indentured servant Negro Man, who has near four years to serve named DAVE, otherwise calls himself David Lewis, near thirty years of age, about 5 feet 6 inches high, middling thin built, fond of drink, and can play on the violin" - Additional Participants
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Henry Dusenbery (1760-1825)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02630
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Kate Jackson