1805-11-26 Freedom Seeking: Charles

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01142
Source
Runaway ad for Charles, by William Van Ort

Runaway ad for Charles, by William Van Ort, "Ten Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, December 2, 1805.
Event Description
On Tuesday November 26, 1805, a 23-year-old Black man named Charles ran away from his enslaver William Van Ort, who lived near Monmouth Court House, i.e. in Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The enslaver published a runaway ad for Charles and mentioned that Charles had previously been enslaved by John Anderson, an innkeeper in Trenton.

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Transcript of the source document:

"Ten Dollars Reward.

RANAWAY from the subscriber, living at Monmouth Court-house, New Jersey, on the night of Tuesday the 26th inst. a NEGRO MAN named Charles, 23 years old, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, black complexion, thin visage, limps a little in walking, has a sore or lump under his right ear; Had on or took with him a rorum hat half worne, a brown broad cloth coat with yellow buttons, blue nankeen coat, two summer waistcoats, one spotted and the other striped, one pair homespun striped pantaloons of a lightish colour, buttoning at the bottom, a pair blue nankeen breeches, stockings and shoes. Whoever will take up said runaway and return him to the subscriber, or secure him in any goal in New Jersey, so that his master may get him again, shall receive the above reward and reasonable charges. All persons are forbidden harbouring or employing said Negro on the penalty of the law.
WILLIAM VAN ORT.
Monmouth, N.J. Nov. 28, 1805.
53-3w
N.B. The said Negro lately belonged to Mr. John Anderson, innkeeper in Trenton."
Event Type
Freedom Seeking
Date
November 26, 1805
Location of Event
Freehold (Monmouth Court House)
Related Place
Trenton
Primary Participants

Charles (b. 1782)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02672
Role: Runaway
Age: 23
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- William Van Ort
Verbatim description from source:
"NEGRO MAN named Charles, 23 years old, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, black complexion, thin visage, limps a little in walking, has a sore or lump under his right ear; The said Negro lately belonged to Mr. John Anderson, innkeeper in Trenton"
Additional Participants

William Van Ort
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02673
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser

John Anderson
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02689
Role: Enslaver, Former Enslaver Mentioned
Record Contributor
Xandria McKinley
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event