Thomas Bullman · New Jersey Slavery Records · New Jersey Slavery Records

Guidance: This white person has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Record Title: Thomas Bullman
Identifier: NJS-PER-01506
Given Name: Thomas
Family Name: Bullman
Sex: Male
Biographical Description: Thomas Bullman lived during the Revolutionary War in New Jersey. He was involved in the sale of at least one Black person during the war at public auction in Elizabethtown, and his signature appears on a receipt related to the sale.
Keywords: white person; government official
Place of Significance: Elizabeth (formerly Elizabethtown)
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker
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Receipt issued to Colonel John Neilson recording the sale of an enslaved Black man who was taken from the enemy in war (Receipt issued to Colonel John Neilson recording the sale of an enslaved Black man who was taken from the enemy in war, November 30, 1777. Neilson Family Papers, 1768-1908 (MC 933). Box 2, Folder 4A: Correspondence, etc. 1774 (1777-8). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.)
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1777-11-30 Sale: Unnamed Black man captured from the enemy (Role: Seller)