1791-04-18 Manumission: Flora

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01762
Source
Transcriptions of Early County Records of New Jersey: Gloucester County Series Slave Documents

New Jersey Historical Records Survey Project, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Works Progress Administration. Transcriptions of Early County Records of New Jersey: Gloucester County Series Slave Documents. Newark: Historical Records Survey, 1940.
Event Description
The following manumission record from Gloucester County was transcribed by the Historical Records Survey Project of the Works Progress Administration. The transcript was originally published in 1940 in the book titled Transcriptions of Early County Records of New Jersey: Gloucester County Series Slave Documents. The transcript is reproduced below as it appeared in that book.

GLOUCESTER COUNTY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 13

TRANSCRIPT:

Gloucester County ss )

We do hereby certify, that on this Eighteenth day of April in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and Ninety one, Hugh Greighton of the Township of Newton, in the said County of Gloucester, brought before us, two of the Overseers of the Poor of said Township, and two of the Justices of the Peace of said County, his Mulatto Slave, named Flora, who on view and examination appears to us to be sound in mind, and not under any bodily Incapacity of obtaining a support, and also is not under twenty one Years of Age, nor above thirty five: IN WITNESS whereof wee have hereunto set our Hands the day and Year above written.

Jo Hugg ) Justices of
Saml Kenard ) the Peace.
Thomas Redman ) Overseers
Thomas Githens ) of the Poor

[Verso]

Certificate of the Freedom of Flora Recorded in the Clerks Office of Gloucester County in Lib A of Manumission of Slaves.

E Clark, Clk.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
April 18, 1791
Location of Event
Newton (Gloucester & Camden County)
Primary Participants

Flora
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04487
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Hugh Greighton
Verbatim description from source:
"his Mulatto Slave, named Flora"
Additional Participants

Hugh Greighton
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04483
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

Elisha Clark
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04438
Role: County Clerk

Thomas Redman
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04484
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Thomas Githens
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04485
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Joseph Hugg
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04437
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Gloucester County

Samuel Kenard
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04486
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Gloucester County
Record Contributor
Kemy Rodriguez
Resource class
Event