Thomas Osburn (b. 1742) {alias Hardsburn}

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Identifier
NJS-PER-02904
Given Name
Thomas
Family Name
Osburn
Alternate Name
Thomas Hardsburn
Birth Date
1742
Sex
Male
Biographical Description
Thomas Osburn (alias Thomas Hardsburn) was born around 1742. In was a bound servant near Princeton, New Jersey, and he was likely of African descent. He ran away in 1764 from the household of William Nalls. A runaway ad published after his escape stated that he had a "brown complexion." Thomas Osburn was pursued by William Nalls and another white man named George Campbell. It appears that either Thomas Osburn was bound to both of these men, or that he was hired out from one master to the other.
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African descent person
Places
Princeton
Enslaved by
George Campbell
William Nalls
Record Contributor
Larissa Jimenez Gratereaux
Princeton & Slavery Project
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