New Jersey Slavery Records · 1786, Cato, Transfer

1786, Cato, Transfer

Title: 1786, Cato, Transfer
Identifier: NJS-EVE-00494
Event Description: A runaway ad for Cato, published in 1794 by enslaver William M'Kissick of Pluckemin, Somerset County, noted that Cato "formerly belonged to the late Col. Philip Van-Horne, near Middle-Brook." Thus we can infer that Cato was sold or otherwise transferred from Philip Van Horne (or from Van Horne's estate after his death in 1786) to William M'Kissick. The date of this event is approximate, and the sale or transfer may have occurred sometime before or after 1786.
Event Type: Freedom status transaction: Transfer
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1786
Date Certainty: Approximate
Location: Van Horne House
Destination: Pluckemin, NJ
Primary Participant: Cato (b. 1761)
Sex: Male
Age: Adult
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver of Primary Event Participant: Philip Van Horne (1719-1786)
Additional Participant: William M'Kissick
Source: Runaway ad for Cato; Runaway ad for Cato, by William M'Kissick. Arnett's New-Jersey Federalist. July 3, 1794.
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker