1802-07-19 Freedom Seeking: Sambo
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01224
- Source
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Runaway ad for Sambo, by John Manning
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Runaway ad for Sambo, by John Manning, "TEN DOLLARS REWARD," Centinel of Freedom, August 10, 1802, p. 3.
- Event Description
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On July 19, 1802, a 28-year-old Black man named Sambo ran away from his enslaver John Manning, who resided in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
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Transcript of the source document:
"TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN-AWAY from the subscriber on Monday the 19th day of July last, a negro man named SAMBO. He is about 28 years of age, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, short neck, stout made, has a scar over one of his eyes, much addicted to drink, rather of a yellowish complexion; had on when he went away, a short blue sailor jacket, a striped swansdown waistcoat, a pair of tow trousers, patched on the knees, a wool hat about worn. Whoever takes up said Negro, and delivers him to his master, or secures him in any goal so that he may get him again, shall be entitled to the above reward, and all reasonable charges, by
JOHN MANNING.
Woodbridge, August 5, 1802.
6-4w." - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- July 19, 1802
- Location of Event
- Woodbridge
- Primary Participants
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Sambo (b. 1774)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02868
Role: Runaway
Age: 28
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John Manning
Verbatim description from source:
"negro man named SAMBO. He is about 28 years of age, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, short neck, stout made, has a scar over one of his eyes, much addicted to drink, rather of a yellowish complexion" - Additional Participants
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John Manning
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02832
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker