1806-04-05 Freedom Seeking: Titus
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01241
- Source
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Runaway ad for Titus, by Thomas Terry
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Runaway ad for Titus, by Thomas Terry, "30 Dollars Reward," Centinel of Freedom, April 15, 1806, p. 3.
- Event Description
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On April 5, 1806, a Black man named Titus, aged about 21, ran away from his enslaver Thomas Terry of Westfield, Essex County (now in Union County), New Jersey.
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Transcript of the source document:
"30 Dollars Reward.
RAN-AWAY from the subscriber, on Saturday the 5th inst. a negro man named Titus, very black, about 21 years old, 6 feet high, and has a remarkable scar in the palm of his right hand; had on a new rorum hat, blue long-tail coat, black velvet pantaloons, swansdown jacket, and boots; he took with him shoes and another suit of clothes. Whoever will take up said runaway, or secure him in any jail in this state, so that the subscriber can get him again, shall have the above reward and reasonable charges.
Thomas Terry.
Westfield, April 14, 1806.
98.3wp." - Event Type
- Freedom Seeking
- Date
- April 5, 1806
- Location of Event
- Westfield
- Primary Participants
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Titus (b. 1785)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02901
Role: Runaway
Age: 21
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Thomas Terry
Verbatim description from source:
"a negro man named Titus, very black, about 21 years old, 6 feet high, and has a remarkable scar in the palm of his right hand" - Additional Participants
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Thomas Terry
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02900
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker