1817-04-11 Removal: Maria

Item

Title
1817-04-11 Removal: Maria
Identifier
NJS-EVE-00194
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 195
Removal certificate for Maria (1817-04-11) recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 195. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
A removal certificate authorizing enslaver Henry T. Bell to remove Maria, an enslaved woman aged 21 years and 7 months, from the state of New Jersey was issued by the Court of Common Pleas of Middlesex County on April 11, 1817. The certificate was signed by two judges (Thomas Hance and John Outcalt). The document stated that Maria was examined by the judges and consented to move with Henry T. Bell from New Brunswick, NJ, to New York City. The certificate was recorded by the County Clerk (William P. Deare) on April 12, 1817.
Event Type
Legal: Removal registration
Date
11 April 1817
Location of Event
New Brunswick
County (Modern)
Middlesex
County (Historical)
Middlesex
Related Place
New York, NY
Primary Participant
Maria (b. 1795)
Enslaver
Henry T. Bell
Participant Details
DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** Maria (b. 1795) ***
Role: Relocated Person
Age: 21
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Henry T. Bell
Verbatim description from source:
"female negro slave named Maria aged twenty one years and seven months"

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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:

Henry T. Bell
Role: Enslaver

Thomas Hance
Role: Judge

John Outcalt (1770-1853)
Role: Judge

William Philips Deare (d. 1826)
Role: County Clerk
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker

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Title Class
Participant Details: Maria as Relocated Person in 1817 Removal event NJS-EVE-00194 Event Participation