Richard Wright
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This white person has 6 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Record Title
- Richard Wright
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00037
- Given Name
- Richard
- Family Name
- Wright
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Government
- Biographical Description
- Richard Wright was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Overseer of the Poor of Woodbridge in the early 19th century. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of Woodbridge whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
- Keywords
- white person
- government official
- Place of Significance
- Woodbridge
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1800-05-10 Manumission: Dick Laing (Role: Government Official)
- 1800-05-10 Manumission: Harry Laing (Role: Government Official)
- 1800-05-10 Manumission: Huff Laing (Role: Government Official)
- 1800-05-10 Manumission: Jack Randolph (Role: Government Official)
- 1800-05-10 Manumission: Phebe Merrill (Role: Government Official)
- 1800-05-10 Manumission: Simon Lot (Role: Government Official)
- Resource class
- Agent
- Item sets
- PERSONS
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