1821-04-21 Manumission: Charles Harris

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00632
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 336
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 337

Manumission of Charles Harris (deed dated 1821-04-21), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 336-337. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Charles Harris, aged 21, was manumitted by Garret Story of East Windsor, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The deed of manumission was executed on April 21, 1821, by Garret Story and witnessed by Robert Job and Andrew Rowan. This document was recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on April 23, 1821. Only the deed of manumission appears in the clerk's book; a certificate of manumission for Charles Harris was not recorded.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
April 21, 1821
Location of Event
East Windsor
Primary Participants

Charles Harris (b. 1800)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01442
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 21
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Garret Story
Verbatim description from source:
"negro slave called Charles Harris"
Additional Participants

Redford Jobs
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00288
Role: Witness

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

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

Garret Story
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00262
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event