Browse Items (10 total)

  • Publication is exactly "New Jersey State Gazette"

Ten Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Will]

1792-10-17
Fleming, James

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Will, an enslaved black man, aged 28 years, ran away from Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, NJ. His master James Fleming offers a reward of 10 dollars for his capture.

Sixteen Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Minn]

1792-11-07
Abel, Jacob

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Minn, a 30-year-old black man, ran away from his master Jacob Abel of Easton (Northampton County, Pennsylvania) on October 15, 1792. Minn may have gone to his father's home in Trenton. Jacob Abel posts a reward of $16 for Minn's capture in the…

TO BE SOLD, The TIME of a NEGRO BOY

1792-11-14

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A slaveholder in Trenton seeks to sell a 15-year-old black boy in a private sale. The boy is supposed to be manumitted at age 30 and has approximately 15 years left to serve. The slaveholder is not named in the ad, and the prospective buyers are…

STOP THE RUNAWAY! [Will Rigg]

1793-01-23
Dunant, Edward

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Will Rigg, an indented black man, ran away from his master Edward Dunant of Philadelphia on January 12, 1793. In the following week, Will Rigg has been seen at Trenton, Princeton, and Flemington, where he is well known to residents. Edward Dunant…

TO BE SOLD, A healthy young NEGRO WENCH and her MALE CHILD

1793-01-23
Tindall, William

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William Tindall of Trenton seeks to sell a young black woman and her son. He also offers to sell a 3-year-old black girl until she is approximately 15 years old. It is unclear whether the girl should become free or return to Tindall's household as a…

SIXTEEN DOLLARS REWARD [runaway ad for Stephen]

1793-05-22
Wescoat, Richard

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Stephen, a 20-year-old enslaved man, ran away from his master Richard Wescoat, of Great Egg-Harbour, Gloucester County, in May of 1793. Richard Wescoat describes Stephen as a "mulatto slave" and offers a reward of $16 for Stephen's capture.

Eight Dollars Reward [runaway ad for William Wilson, Indian apprentice]

1794-06-18
Pearson, Job

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William Wilson, an Indian apprentice, ran away from his master Job Pearson in Trenton. His master offers eight dollars reward for Wilson's capture. Wilson was seen passing through New Brunswick on his way to New York.

Three Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Hannah and her daughter Peggy]

1794-06-18
Law, James

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Hannah an enslaved black woman, aged 22, ran away with her 2-year-old daughter Peggy and took a large bundle of clothing. Her master James Law (from Delaware Works) offered a 3 dollar reward for Hannah's capture.

Delaware Works was a mill property…

Thirty Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Tom]

1799-12-10
Throckmorton, William

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Tom, a black man, ran away from slaveholder William Throckmorton in South Amboy on August 25, 1799. Tom is about 25 years old. His master offers a reward of 30 dollars for Tom's return and notes that Tom was seen on the road to Trenton, possibly on…

TAKEN UP [pickup notice for John]

1799-12-31
Drake, Henry

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John, a 16-year-old black boy, was captured and held at the state penitentiary in Trenton in December of 1799 as a runaway. Henry Drake, the marshall of the prison, posts a pickup notice about John's capture and requests John's master to pick him up…