New Jersey Slavery Records · 1772, Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, Autobiography

1772, Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, Autobiography

Title: 1772, Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, Autobiography
Identifier: NJS-EVE-00027
Event Description: Ukawsaw Gronniosaw published his autobiography in approximately 1772 in England where he lived by this time as a free man. In his book, he recounted the details of his life, including his years in slavery in the Raritan River Valley in New Jersey.

The title of the book is:
A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, As related by Himself.

This is one of the earliest autobiographies published by a formerly enslaved person.
Event Type: Communication: Autobiography
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1772
Date Certainty: Approximate
Location: Bath, England
Primary Participant: Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (c. 1710-1775)
Sex: Male
Age: Older Person; about 60
Freedom Status: Free
Source: A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, As Related by Himself; Ukawsaw Gronniosaw. A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, As Related by Himself. Bath, England: Printed by W. Gye, 1772.
Author: Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (c. 1710-1775)
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker