1803-04-14 Manumission: Sharper

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01943
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: 23

TRANSCRIPT:

Gloucester County ) To wit.

We do hereby Certify that on this 14th day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and three Isaac Mickel Esq. of the Township of Newton in the County afsd brought before us two of the Overseers of the Poor of the said Township and two of the Justices of the peace of said County, his Slave named Sharper who on view and examination appears to be sound in Mind, and not under any Bodily incapacity of obtaining a support and is not under the Age of twenty one years nor above the age of Forty years. In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands the day and year first above written.

John Rowand ) Overseeing the Poor of the Township
Joseph Evens ) of Newton.

Joseph Champion ) Justices of the peace in & for
J. Clement ) the said County of Gloucester.

[Verso]

Certificate of Manumission of
Isaac Mickel Esq. Slave Sharper.

Recorded in the Clerks Office of Gloucester
County 17 May 1803.

E Clark Clk

Paid
Event Type
Manumission
Date
April 14, 1803
Location of Event
Newton (Gloucester & Camden County)
Primary Participants

Sharper
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05369
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Isaac Mickel
Verbatim description from source:
"Slave named Sharper"
Additional Participants

Isaac Mickel
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05364
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

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

John Rowand
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05365
Role: Overseer of the Poor
Comment: Overseer of the Poor of Newton Township

Joseph Evens
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05366
Role: Overseer of the Poor
Comment: Overseer of the Poor of Newton Township

Joseph Champion
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05367
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Gloucester County

John Clement
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05368
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Gloucester County
Record Contributor
Kemy Rodriguez
Resource class
Event