1808-02-13 Freedom Seeking: Lund
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01180
- Source
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Runaway ad for Lund, by Abraham Lowe
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Runaway ad for Lund, by Abraham Lowe, "Ten Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, March 21, 1808, p. 3.
- Event Description
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On February 13, 1808, a Black man named Lund ran away from his enslaver Abraham Lowe of Readington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Lund was 28-years-old and had worked as a waiter at a pub or tavern. He had also worked on a farm. His enslaver suspected that Lund would try to make a living as a waiter after his escape.
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Transcript of the source document:
"Ten Dollars Reward.
RANAWAY from the subscriber, living in Readingtown, Hunterdon county, N.J. on or about the 13th of February last, a NEGRO MAN, named Lund, about 28 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, very black and somewhat pock-marked; took with him when he went away a white hat, linsey pantaloons, brown coat, and linsey grey coat; he will probably try to get into some public house as a waiter, being accustomed to that business, but also understands farming business. Whoever takes up said runaway and returns him to his master, or secures him so that he may be obtained, shall receive the above reward and reasonable charges.
ABRAHAM LOWE
Readingtown, March 18, 1808.
73-3wp" - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- February 13, 1808
- Location of Event
- Readington (Reading)
- Primary Participants
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Lund (b. 1780)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02764
Role: Runaway
Age: 28
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Abraham Lowe
Verbatim description from source:
"NEGRO MAN, named Lund, about 28 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, very black and somewhat pock-marked; a waiter; also understands farming business" - Additional Participants
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Abraham Lowe
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02730
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker