1805-10-24 Freedom Seeking: Grace
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01141
- Source
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Runaway ad for Grace, by Thomas Barber
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Runaway ad for Grace, by Thomas Barber, "Ten Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, November 25, 1805.
- Event Description
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On October 24, 1805, a Black woman named Grace ran away from her enslaver Thomas Barber of Greenwich, Sussex County (now in Warren County), New Jersey.
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Transcript of the source document:
"Ten Dollars Reward
RANAWAY from the subscriber, living in Greenwich township, Sussex County, about three miles from Easton, on the night of the twenty-fourth of October, a NEGRO WOMAN named Grace, about twenty-seven years of age, of middle size with a flat nose and a scar across it, occasioned by a cut — has a dimple in each cheek, and her teeth out before; had on and took with her, three long gowns of calico and muslin, four petticoals, one drugged, one linsey, and two of dimity; five short gowns, three calico and two striped linen, with sundry articles such as stockings, hankerchiefs, hornet, &c. Whoever takes up said runaway and brings her to her master, or gives information so as her master may get her again, shall receive the above reward and all reasonable charges; or if brought to her master FIFTEEN DOLLARS wil be paid, and no charges.
THOMAS BARBER.
Greenwich, Sussex County,
November 12, 1805." - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- October 24, 1805
- Location of Event
- Greenwich (Warren County)
- Primary Participants
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Grace (b. 1778)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02671
Role: Runaway
Age: 27
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Thomas Barber
Verbatim description from source:
"NEGRO WOMAN named Grace, about twenty-seven years of age, of middle size with a flat nose and a scar across it, occasioned by a cut — has a dimple in each cheek, and her teeth out before" - Additional Participants
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Thomas Barber
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02639
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Xandria McKinley