1812-08-01 Manumission: Jettho Hemrey

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01953
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: 37

TRANSCRIPT:

Gloucester County To wit -

We do hereby certify, that on the First day of August in year of our LORD one thousand eight Hundred and Twelve William Hugg of the Town and County of Gloucester brought before us, two of the overseers of the poor of the said Town of Gloucester and two of the Justices of the Peace of said County his Slave named Jettho Hemrey (a man of couler), 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 the age of twenty one years, nor above the age of Forty years. IN WTNESS whereof, we have hereunto Set our hands, the day and year above written.

Isaac Doughton ) Overseers of the Poor of the town
Saml Thompson ) of Gloucester

Amos Cooper ) Justices of the Peace in and for the
James Matlack ) said County of Gloucester

[Verso]

Certificate of the Manumission of Jettho black man late
the Slave of Wm. Hugg.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
August 1, 1812
Location of Event
Gloucester City (Gloucestertown)
Primary Participants

Jettho Hemrey
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05410
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- William Hugg
Verbatim description from source:
"Slave named Jettho Hemrey (a man of couler)"
Additional Participants

William Hugg
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05407
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

Isaac Doughton
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05408
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Isaac Thompson
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05409
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Amos Cooper
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05396
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Gloucester County

James Matlack
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04448
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Gloucester County
Resource class
Event