1807-05-16 Freedom Seeking: William Lewis
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01171
- Source
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Runaway ad for Harry aka William Lewis, by Cornelius Wyckoff
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Runaway ad for Harry aka William Lewis, by Cornelius Wyckoff, "Twenty Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, June 8, 1807, p. 3.
- Event Description
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On May 16, 1807, a young Black man who went by the name William Lewis (also known as Harry) ran away from his enslaver Cornelius Wyckoff of Millstone, Somerset County, New Jersey. William Lewis was about 18 or 19 years old at this time.
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Transcript of the source document:
"Twenty Dollars Reward.
RANAWAY from the subscriber, living at Millstone, Somerset county, N.J. on the 16th May last, a NEGRO MAN named Harry, but calls himself William Lewis; he is very black, about 18 or 19 years of age, and has a remarkable scar on his left cheek near his eye; had on when he went away, a wool hat without lining, drab coattee, swansdown vest, blue pantaloons, mixt coloured stockings, and shoes much worn. Whoever will take up said runaway and secure him in any goal in the state of New Jersey shall receive the above reward, or Twenty five Dollars if delivered to his master, with reasonable charges, paid by the subscriber.
CORNELIUS WYCKOFF.
June 2, 1807.
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- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- May 16, 1807
- Location of Event
- Millstone (Somerset Court House)
- Primary Participants
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William Lewis (b. 1788) {aka Harry}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02760
Role: Runaway
Age: 18
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Cornelius Wyckoff
Verbatim description from source:
"NEGRO MAN named Harry, but calls himself William Lewis; he is very black, about 18 or 19 years of age, and has a remarkable scar on his left cheek near his eye" - Additional Participants
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Cornelius Wyckoff
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02710
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker