1824-06-12 Manumission: Samuel

Title

1824-06-12 Manumission: Samuel

Identifier

NJS-EVE-00532

Source

Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 415

Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 416

Manumission of Samuel (certificate dated 1824-06-12, deed dated 1824-06-12), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 415-416. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Event Description

Samuel, aged 38, was manumitted by Thomas Blackwell of South Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseers of the Poor of South Brunswick (Samuel Gulick and Daniel J. Barricklo) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (John Bastedo and Aaron Gulick) on June 12, 1824. The document stated that Samuel 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.

The deed of manumission was signed on June 12, 1824, by Austin D. Blackwell, as agent for Thomas Blackwell (Austin was Thomas Blackwell's son).

These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on June 15, 1824.

Event Type

Legal: Manumission registration

Date

12 June 1824

Location of Event

South Brunswick

Primary Participant

Samuel (b. 1786)

Enslaver

Thomas Blackwell (1741-1825)

Additional Participant

Austin Davis Blackwell (1794-1878)

John Bastedo

Aaron Gulick

Samuel Gulick

Daniel J. Barricklo

William Philips Deare (d. 1826)

Participant Details

DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** Samuel (b. 1786) ***
Role: Emancipated Person
Age: 38
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Thomas Blackwell (1741-1825)
Verbatim description from source:
"negro slave named Samuel"

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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:

Thomas Blackwell (1741-1825)
Role: Enslaver - Manumitter

Austin Davis Blackwell (1794-1878)
Role: Agent for Enslaver

John Bastedo
Role: Judge

Aaron Gulick
Role: Judge

Samuel Gulick
Role: Government Official

Daniel J. Barricklo
Role: Government Official

William Philips Deare (d. 1826)
Role: County Clerk

Research Guide

Research Guide: Middlesex County Slavery Records

Record Contributor

Isaac Guzmán

Jesse Bayker