1824-11-29 Manumission: Richard

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00544
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 420
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 421

Manumission of Richard (certificate dated 1824-11-29, deed dated 1824-11-30), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 420-421. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Richard was manumitted by James T. Dunn of Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseers of the Poor of Piscataway (Ephraim Runyon and John Dayton) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (John Gillman and William B. Manning) on November 29, 1824. The document stated that Richard 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. Richard's exact age was not recorded in the document.

The deed of manumission was executed on November 30, 1824, by James T. Dunn in the presence of witnesses Eliza Dunn and Judge William B. Manning. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on December 2, 1824.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
November 29, 1824 – November 30, 1824
Location of Event
Piscataway
Primary Participants

Richard
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01494
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- James T. Dunn
Verbatim description from source:
"slave named Richard; Black man Richard"
Additional Participants

John Gillman
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00283
Role: Judge

William Benjamin Manning (1786-1847)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00232
Role: Judge

Ephraim Runyon
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00141
Role: Overseer of the Poor

John Dayton
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00253
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Eliza Dunn
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01740
Role: Witness

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

James T. Dunn
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00303
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event