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Identifier
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NJS-PER-00602
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Given Name
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Richard
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Family Name
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Oakham
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Sex
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Male
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Biographical Description
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Richard Oakham was a free man of color who lived in New Jersey around the present-day area of Princeton and West Windsor. He married Hannah, a Black woman who was enslaved by Mary Minto. In 1804, Richard helped buy his wife's freedom. The Oakhams paid Mary Minto 50 pounds to purchase Hannah's freedom, and Mary Minto agreed to manumit Hannah.
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Keywords
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African descent person
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Record Contributor
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Jesse Bayker