1817-01-05 Freedom Seeking: Bob
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01130
- Source
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Runaway ad for Bob, by John W. Stiles
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Runaway ad for Bob, by John W. Stiles, "Fifty Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, January 27, 1817.
- Event Description
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On January 5, 1817, a 21-year-old man named Bob ran away from enslaver John W. Stiles in Elizabethtown, Essex County in New Jersey (now Elizabeth, Union County).
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Transcript of the source document:
"Fifty Dollars Reward.
RANAWAY from the subscriber, living near Elizabeth-Town, Essex County, New Jersey, on Sunday the 5th inst.
A Black Boy,
named BOB, twenty-one years of age, about five feet eight or nine inches high, well made, thick lips, under jaw projecting & sulky look, of a yellowish complexion, had on when he went away a blue roundabout coat and pantaloons, an old hat and coarse shoes with uppers cut whole and lacing up before. The above reward will be given to any person returning him to the subscriber.
JOHN W. STILES
January 9, 1817. 3-33wp." - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- January 5, 1817
- Location of Event
- Elizabeth (formerly Elizabethtown)
- Primary Participants
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Bob (b. 1796)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02653
Role: Runaway
Age: 21
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John W. Stiles
Verbatim description from source:
"A Black Boy, named BOB, twenty-one years of age, about five feet eight or nine inches high, well made, thick lips, under jaw projecting & sulky look, of a yellowish complexion" - Additional Participants
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John W. Stiles
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02645
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Kate Jackson