1777-12-06 Mention: Name Unrecorded - Male
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00029
- Source
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Letter from Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh to his father Col. Johannes Hardenbergh
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Letter from Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh to his father Col. Johannes Hardenbergh, December 6, 1777. Archival location: Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. Hardenbergh Family Papers.
- Event Description
- Rev. Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh (1736-1790), first president of Queen's College (later Rutgers), mentioned a Black man in a letter to his father Col. Johannes Hardenbergh (1706-1786) written on December 6, 1777. The letter was sent from Hardenbergh's parsonage in Raritan (present-day Somerville), and was likely sent to Rosendale, NY, where his father lived. Written in Dutch, the letter states "Schrijve dese wynige in haast, wijl de neger gereet maakt om af te gaan." The English translation is: "Writing these words in a hurry while the negro is getting ready to leave." These words most likely refer to an enslaved Black man who was working at Hardenbergh's parsonage at this time; the man's name is not recorded.
- Event Type
- Mention
- Date
- December 6, 1777
- Location of Event
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Old Dutch Parsonage, Somerville (originally in Finderne aka Raritan)
- Primary Participants
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Name Unrecorded - Male {Hardenbergh household}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01526
Role: Mentioned Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Unknown
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh Sr. (1736-1790) - Additional Participants
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Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh Sr. (1736-1790)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00353
Role: Enslaver - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker