1801-12 Capture: Jack
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01218
- Source
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Runaway ad for Jack, by John High
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Runaway ad for Jack, by John High
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Runaway ad for Jack, by John High, "FIFTEEN DOLLARS REWARD," Centinel of Freedom, October 13, 1801, p. 3.
Runaway ad for Jack, by John High, "TEN DOLLARS REWARD," Centinel of Freedom, May 18, 1802, p. 3. - Event Description
- Following his escape from enslaver John High, a Black man named Jack was captured in Gloucester County in the southern part of New Jersey. Jack was taken back to John High's household in Scotch Plains, Essex County (now in present-day Union County), in the northern part of the state. Jack was about 20 years old at this time. The exact date of Jack's capture is uncertain, but it can be inferred that this event occurred around December 1801. He originally ran away in October 1801 and was still at large as of the end of November, according to a series of runaway ads that John High submitted to the Centinel of Freedom newspaper in Newark. See the related events for additional information about Jack's multiple escape attempts.
- Event Type
- Capture
- Date
- December 1801
- Date Certainty
- Inferred
- Preceding Event
- 1801-10-06 Freedom Seeking: Jack
- Following Event
- 1802-05-16 Freedom Seeking: Jack
- Primary Participants
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Jack (b. 1781)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02861
Role: Captured Person
Age: 20
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John High (1759-1836)
Verbatim description from source:
"negro man named JACK, about 20 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, well made, of a dark yellowish complexion; on his left cheek, under his ear, there is a remarkable spot, about the size of a cent, and nearly round" - Additional Participants
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John High (1759-1836)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02824
Role: Enslaver, Captor - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker