1814-04-20 Sale: Teunis

Identifier
NJS-EVE-00040
Source
Bill of Sale for Teunis, sold by Joseph Baldwin to James Neilson

Bill of Sale for Teunis, sold by Joseph Baldwin to James Neilson, April 20, 1814. 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.
Event Description
Enslaver Joseph Baldwin of Newark, NJ, sold 26-year-old Teunis to James Neilson (1784-1862) of New Brunswick, NJ, for the sum of $175. We can infer that this sale caused a relocation of Teunis from Newark to New Brunswick. The Bill of Sale was signed on April 20, 1814, in the presence of John Guild.
Event Type
Sale
Date
April 20, 1814
Location of Event
Newark
New Brunswick
Primary Participants

Teunis (b. 1788)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00415
Role: Sold Person
Age: 26
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Joseph Baldwin
- James Neilson (1784-1862)
Verbatim description from source:
"negro man of about twenty six years of age named Teunis"
Additional Participants

Joseph Baldwin
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00414
Role: Enslaver, Seller

James Neilson (1784-1862)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00009
Role: Enslaver, Buyer

John Guild
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01766
Role: Witness
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event