1802-06-12 Freedom Seeking: Isaac Cortland
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01213
- Source
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Runaway ad for Isaac Cortland, by Robert Ogden
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Runaway ad for Isaac Cortland, by Robert Ogden, "TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD," Centinel of Freedom, June 22, 1802, p. 3.
- Event Description
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On June 12, 1802, a young Black man named Isaac Cortland ran away from his enslaver Robert Ogden of Sparta in Sussex County, New Jersey. Isaac Cortland was 18 years old at this time and was described by his enslaver as "a very handsome Negro boy." He took with him a variety of very nice clothing.
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Transcript of the source document:
"TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN-AWAY from the subscriber, in the night of Saturday the 12th instant, a very handsome Negro boy named ISAAC CORTLAND. He is about eighteen years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, well made, smart and active, walks erect, and is almost as black as one born in Africa, he took with him a superfine brown broadcloth coat, with white pearl buttons, having a single brilliant in the center, a jacket of the same cloth with balloon buttons, one dark purple narrow ribbed cotton coat, one green striped cashmere pattern vest, one pair of copperas colored check pantaloons, two new whitened homespun Shirts, one new cotton Shirt marked I C, one or two muslin Cravats, two pair of tow Trousers, one pair of hem-stockings, a pair new of shoes, and an old round Hat — also, a half worn grey bearskin great Coat half lined with green baize. Whoever takes up the said Negro, and shall secure him in any of the Gaols in the United States, and shall give notice thereof to the subscriber, so that he gets him again shall be entitled to the above reward; any intelligence communicated by the mail from Travellers or Ferrymen, will be thankfully acknowledged.
ROBERT OGDEN.
Sparta, Sussex County, (N.J.)
June 15, 1802.
99-tf." - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- June 12, 1802
- Location of Event
- Sparta
- Primary Participants
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Isaac Cortland (b. 1784)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02858
Role: Runaway
Age: 18
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Robert Ogden (1746-1826)
Verbatim description from source:
"a very handsome Negro boy named ISAAC CORTLAND. He is about eighteen years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, well made, smart and active, walks erect, and is almost as black as one born in Africa" - Additional Participants
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Robert Ogden (1746-1826)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02817
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker