1787-03-17 Manumission: Dinah

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01721
Source
Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 184

Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 184. Archival location: New Jersey State Archives, Department of State. Burlington County Clerk's Office, Deeds, 1785-1901 and Indexes, 1785-1921 & 1948 (CBUCL007).
Event Description
Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 184, contains a manumission record for Dinah, who was released from slavery on 17 March 1787 in Springfield. Dinah was manumitted by William Newbold. The manumission document states that Dinah was an adult between 21 and 35 years old, but the exact age was not recorded.

The document was entered into the book by the County Clerk (John Phillips. The manumission record was signed by the Overseers of the Poor for the township (Caleb Earl and Benjamin Hough) and Justices of the Peace for Burlington County (Thomas Reynolds and Peter Stretch).

The source document was scanned by the New Jersey State Archives, which houses the original deed book.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
March 17, 1787
Location of Event
Springfield
Primary Participants

Dinah
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04182
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- William Newbold
Verbatim description from source:
"female slave named Dinah"
Additional Participants

William Newbold
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04081
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

John Phillips
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02923
Role: County Clerk

Caleb Earl
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04084
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Benjamin Hough
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04085
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Thomas Reynolds
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02936
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Burlington County

Peter Stretch
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02937
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Burlington County
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event