1808-12-28 Freedom Seeking: Sukey
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01197
- Source
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Runaway ad for Sukey, by John Van Horne
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Runaway ad for Sukey, by John Van Horne, "Twenty Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, April 17, 1809, p. 1.
- Event Description
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On December 28, 1808, a Black girl (or young woman) named Sukey ran away from her enslaver John Van Horne, who lived near Princeton in Somerset County. Sukey was of mixed African and European descent. Her age at the time of this event is not known. As of April 1809, her enslaver was still searching for her, and he published a runaway ad in the Trenton Federalist newspaper.
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Transcript of the source document:
"Twenty Dollars Reward.
RANAWAY from the subscriber, living in Somerset county, near Princeton, on the 28th of December a dark mulatto GIRL named Sukey, about four feet, ten or eleven inches high, slim made; she has hair and not wool; she had on when she went away a dark calico gown and a dove colored bonnet. Any person taking up the said girl and lodging her in Trenton, Somerset, or Middlesex Jail, shall be entitled to the above reward and all reasonable charges, paid by
JOHN VAN HORNE
April 7, 1809." - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- December 28, 1808
- Primary Participants
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Sukey
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02820
Role: Runaway
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John Van Horne
Verbatim description from source:
"dark mulatto GIRL named Sukey, about four feet, ten or eleven inches high, slim made; she has hair and not wool" - Additional Participants
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John Van Horne
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02819
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker