1800-07-14 Sale: Marinda Holland

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01960
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. See manumission documents 38 and 39 for Rin or Marinda Holland.
Event Description
On 14 July 1800, Joseph Blackwood Esq. sold a Black girl named Rin or Marinda to his son Samuel Blackwood. The sale took place in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Marinda was about 6 years old at this time.

Information about the sale comes from a manumission deed for Marinda, which was filed 15 years later in Deptford, Gloucester County, and which stated, in part:

"Joseph Blackwood Esq late of the County of Gloucester in the State of New Jersey by a certain writing under his hand and seal duly Executed and bearing date the 14th day of July A D 1800 Therin did Grant Bargain and Sell unto his son Samuel Blackwood and to his heirs and Assigns A Certain Negro Girl named Rin or Marinda who was Born a Slave to the said Joseph Blackwood."
Event Type
Sale
Date
July 14, 1800
Location of Event
Gloucester County
Following Event
1815-11-20 Manumission: Marinda Holland
Primary Participants

Marinda Holland (b. ca. 1794) {Rin}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05445
Role: Sold Person
Age: 6
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Joseph Blackwood
- Samuel Blackwood
Additional Participants

Joseph Blackwood
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05438
Role: Enslaver, Seller

Samuel Blackwood
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05439
Role: Enslaver, Buyer
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event