Elijah Phillips

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Identifier
NJS-PER-00056
Given Name
Elijah
Family Name
Phillips
Sex
Male
Occupation
Legal
Biographical Description
Elijah Phillips was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Justice of the Peace for the county in the early 19th century. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of North Brunswick whose enslavers agreed to set them free.

Middlesex County records indicate that Elijah Phillips was an enslaver.
Keywords
white person
enslaver
government official
Places
North Brunswick
Enslaver of
Daniel (b. 1805) {son of Nan}
Nan {aka Ann}
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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  • Certification of Tony’s consent to be sold to John Neilson (Certification of Tony’s consent to be sold to John Neilson, April 24, 1798. Archival location: Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. Neilson Family Papers, 1768-1908 (MC 933). Box 4, Folder 45: J & J Neilson - Papers relating to purchase of slaves.)
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