1805-08-19 Freedom Seeking: Sam

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01233
Source
Runaway ad for Sam, by Moses Jacques

Runaway ad for Sam, by Moses Jacques, "10 Dollars Reward," Centinel of Freedom, September 10, 1805, p. 1.
Event Description
On Monday evening, August 19, 1805, a Black man named Sam ran away from his enslaver Moses Jacques, who lived in Rahway, New Jersey. Sam was about 25 years old at this time. The runaway ad for Sam indicated that he had previously been enslaved by Benjamin Vincent in Paterson, New Jersey.

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Transcript of the source document:

"10 Dollars Reward.
RAN AWAY from the subscriber on Monday evening last, a Negro Man, named SAM, formerly the property of Benjamin Vincent, of Patterson; he is about 5 feet 5 inches in height, rather black, 25 years old — he is well made and very active. Whoever will confine him in Newark jail, or any other in the State, and give information, so that he may be had, shall have the above rewards.
MOSES JACQUES.
N.B. All persons are forbid employing or harboring him at their peril.
Rahway, Aug. 24, 1805.
66-3w."
Event Type
Freedom Seeking
Date
August 19, 1805
Location of Event
Rahway
Related Place
Paterson
Primary Participants

Sam (b. 1780)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02880
Role: Runaway
Age: 25
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Moses Jacques
Verbatim description from source:
"Negro Man, named SAM, formerly the property of Benjamin Vincent, of Patterson; he is about 5 feet 5 inches in height, rather black, 25 years old — he is well made and very active"
Additional Participants

Moses Jacques
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02840
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser

Benjamin Vincent
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02881
Role: Former Enslaver Mentioned
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event