1820-03-31 Manumission: Elisha · New Jersey Slavery Records

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Identifier

NJS-EVE-00615

Source

Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 324

Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 325

Manumission of Elisha (certificate dated 1820-03-31, deed dated 1820-03-31), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 324-325. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Event Description

Elisha, aged 31, was manumitted by William I. Tindall of West Windsor, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseer of the Poor of West Windsor (Henry Dye) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (John Hammell and William Tindall) on March 31, 1820. The document stated that Elisha 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 executed on March 31, 1820, by William I. Tindall. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on June 12, 1820.

Event Type

Manumission

Date

March 31, 1820

Location of Event

West Windsor

Primary Participants

Elisha (b. 1789)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01432
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 31
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- William I. Tindall (1782-1859)
Verbatim description from source:
"negro slave called Elisha"

Additional Participants

John Hammell
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00214
Role: Judge

William Tindall Jr. (1784-1877)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01354
Role: Judge

Henry Dye
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00104
Role: Overseer of the Poor

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

William I. Tindall (1782-1859)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01353
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

Record Contributor

Isaac Guzmán

Jesse Bayker