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1813-04-03 Removal: Jude
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Title
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1813-04-03 Removal: Jude
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Identifier
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NJS-EVE-00193
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Source
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Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 134
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Removal certificate for Jude (1813-04-03) recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 134. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
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Event Description
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A removal certificate authorizing enslaver Simon Hillyer to remove Jude, an enslaved girl aged 12, from the state of New Jersey was issued by the Court of Common Pleas of Middlesex County on April 3, 1813. The certificate was signed by two judges (Asa Runyon and Thomas Hance). The document stated that Jude was examined by the judges and consented to move with Simon Hillyer from Middlesex County, NJ, to New York, NY. The certificate also stated that Jude's mother Nance appeared in court and consented to have Jude move to New York City with Hillyer. Nance also testified that Jude's father was deceased. The certificate was recorded by the County Clerk (William P. Deare) on June 19, 1813.
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Event Type
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Legal: Removal registration
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Date
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3 April 1813
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County (Modern)
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Middlesex
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County (Historical)
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Middlesex
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Participant Details
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DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:
*** Jude (b. 1801) ***
Role: Relocated Person
Age: 12
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Simon Hillyer
Verbatim description from source:
"negro girl slave aged twelve years"
*** Nance [mother of Jude] ***
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Verbatim description from source:
"her mother called Nance"
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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:
Asa Runyon
Role: Judge
Thomas Hance
Role: Judge
Simon Hillyer
Role: Enslaver
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Record Contributor
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Adam McNeil
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Jesse Bayker