1817-01-21 Membership or Participation: Mark Harris Sr.
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00013
- Source
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Permission slip for Mark Harris to join the African Association, by James Neilson
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African Association of New Brunswick Minute Book
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Permission slip for Mark Harris to join the African Association, by James Neilson, January 21, 1817. Archival location: Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. African Association of New Brunswick (N.J.). Minute Book, 1817-1824 (MC 50). Unmarked folder with loose slips.
African Association of New Brunswick (N.J.). Minute Book, 1817-1824 (MC 50). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. See membership roll for 1817 on page 3 of the bound volume. - Event Description
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Mark Harris Sr. was among the founding members of the African Association of New Brunswick in 1817, and his name appears on the first membership roll in the association's minute book. He received permission from enslaver James Neilson to join the association.
The following is a transcript of the permission slip written by James Neilson:
"New Brunswick 21 Jan: 1817
I certify that I approve of the African Association of New Brunswick & give Mark Harris a Colored man belonging to me, liberty to join the same.
James Neilson"
Mark would continue to be a member of the organization until 1821. - Event Type
- Membership or Participation
- Date
- January 21, 1817
- Location of Event
- New Brunswick
- Following Event
- 1818-09-05 Membership or Participation: Mark Harris Sr.
- Primary Participants
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Mark Harris Sr. (b. 1791)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00014
Role: Member
Age: 26
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- James Neilson (1784-1862)
Verbatim description from source:
"Mark Harris a Colored man" - Additional Participants
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James Neilson (1784-1862)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00009
Role: Enslaver, Permission Grantor - Organization
- African Association of New Brunswick
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker