1802-04-24 Freedom Seeking: Bill, Hannah
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01222
- Source
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Runaway ad for Bill and Hannah, by Nathaniel Seabury
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Runaway ad for Bill and Hannah, by Nathaniel Seabury, Centinel of Freedom, May 11, 1802, p. 1.
- Event Description
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On April 24, 1802, a 25-year-old Black man named Bill and his wife Hannah ran away together from their enslaver Nathaniel Seabury of Newark, New Jersey. They took with them many clothes, a chain and locket, and other items from Seabury's house.
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Transcript of the source document:
"RAN-AWAY from the subscriber on the night of the 24th instant, a black man named BILL, about twenty-five years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high — his common dress, a blue jacket and trousers; took with him a long brown coat, and white sarge shirts with linen collars, he has a large scar on the calf of his leg, occasioned by a cut with a seythe. At the same time a black woman named HANNAH, who he calls his wife — she is rather of a large size, a clumsy gait, but very pleasant and good-natured. Her common clothes a blue cloth jacket and petticoats, took with her a red calico gown, two white muslin gowns, a yellow barcelona handkerchief and blue bonet, a gilt neck chain and locket, with many other things. They undoubtedly are gone together. Whoever will take them up and lodge them in goal, so that their master may get them again, shall be entitled to TWENTY DOLLARS reward for the two, or TEN DOLLARS for either of them, by the Subscriber.
NATHANIEL SEABURY.
Newark, May 4, 1802." - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- April 24, 1802
- Location of Event
- Newark
- Primary Participants
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Bill (b. 1777) {husband of Hannah}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02865
Role: Runaway
Age: 25
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Nathaniel Seabury
Verbatim description from source:
"black man named BILL, about twenty-five years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high — his common dress, a blue jacket and trousers; took with him a long brown coat, and white sarge shirts with linen collars, he has a large scar on the calf of his leg, occasioned by a cut with a seythe"Hannah {wife of Bill}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02866
Role: Runaway
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Nathaniel Seabury
Verbatim description from source:
"black woman named HANNAH, who he calls his wife — she is rather of a large size, a clumsy gait, but very pleasant and good-natured" - Additional Participants
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Nathaniel Seabury
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02829
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker