1787, Flora, Sale
Item
- Title
- 1787, Flora, Sale
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00008
- Event Description
- Anthony L. Bleecker, a merchant in New York City, sells to John Neilson an enslaved woman named Flora and her two female children Phillis and Ann for 120 New York pounds. The Bill of Sale was signed by Anthony L. Bleecker on January 31, 1787 and was witnessed by Leon Bleecker and Jas. Bleecker.
- Event Type
- Freedom status transaction: Sale
- Action Status
- Completed
- Date
- 31 January 1787
- Location
- New York, NY
- Destination
- New Brunswick, NJ
- Primary Participant
- Flora
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- Adult
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Enslaver of Primary Event Participant
- Anthony Lispenard Bleecker (1741-1816)
-
John Neilson (1745-1833)
- Buyer
-
John Neilson (1745-1833)
- Witness
- Leon Bleecker
- Jas. Bleecker
- Currency
- New York pound
- Price
- 120
- Price Component
- Flora and daughters Phillis and Ann sold as a lot for 120 New York pounds total
- Source
-
Bill of sale for Flora, Phillis, and Ann, sold by Anthony L. Bleecker to John Neilson
- Bill of sale for Flora, Phillis, and Ann, sold by Anthony L. Bleecker to John Neilson. Neilson Family Papers, 1768-1908 (MC 933). Box 4, Folder 45: J & J Neilson - Papers relating to purchase of slaves. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
Linked resources
| Title | Class |
|---|---|
| 1787, Ann, Sale | Event |
| 1787, Phillis Neilson, Sale | Event |