1821-05-02 Manumission: Susan

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00519
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 347
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 346

Manumission of Susan (certificate dated 1821-05-02, deed dated 1821-05-02), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 346-347. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Susan was manumitted by Sarah Goelet of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseers of the Poor of Perth Amboy (Joseph Marsh and Charles Ford) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (James Skinner and Robert Arnold) on May 2, 1821. The document stated that Susan was examined in court and met the eligibility requirements for manumission in New Jersey, i.e. the person was 21 to 40 years old and was "sound in mind and not under any bodily incapacity" of obtaining a livelihood. Susan's exact age was not recorded in the document. The deed of manumission was executed on May 2, 1821, by Sarah Goelet. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on September 24, 1821.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
May 2, 1821
Location of Event
Perth Amboy
Primary Participants

Susan
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01449
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Sarah Goelet
Verbatim description from source:
"negro slave Susan"
Additional Participants

James Skinner
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00297
Role: Judge

Robert Arnold
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00298
Role: Judge

Joseph Marsh
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00365
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Charles Ford
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00295
Role: Overseer of the Poor

William Philips Deare (d. 1826)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00008
Role: County Clerk

Sarah Goelet
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00294
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event