1824-07-24 Manumission: Mary Richardson

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00564
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 419

Manumission of Mary Richardson (deed dated 1824-07-24), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 419. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Mary Richardson, aged 28, was manumitted by Robert Karson of East Windsor, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The deed of manumission was executed on July 24, 1824, by Robert Karson in the presence of witnesses listed as Jane Carson and James Reynolds. The deed was notarized by Andrew Rowan. This document was recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on July 26, 1824.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
July 24, 1824
Location of Event
East Windsor
Primary Participants

Mary Richardson (b. 1796)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01493
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 28
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Robert Karson
Verbatim description from source:
"negro woman slave called Mary Richardson"
Additional Participants

Andrew Rowan
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00118
Role: Witness

James Reynolds
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01755
Role: Witness

Jane Carson
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01757
Role: Witness

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

Robert Karson
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00406
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event