Mr. Mattison

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Identifier
NJS-PER-01510
Family Name
Mattison
Sex
Male
Biographical Description
Mr. Mattison was an enslaver who resided in Princeton, NJ, in the late 18th century. He was mentioned in the correspondence between Robert Finley of Princeton and Col. John Neilson of New Brunswick, who was seeking to buy an enslaved man from Mattison. His first name was not mentioned in the correspondence.
Keywords
white person
enslaver
Places
Princeton
Enslaver of
Jef (b. ca. 1773)
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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Mentioned in:

  • Letter from Robert Finley to John Neilson regarding Jef (Letter from Robert Finley to John Neilson regarding Jef, February 27, 1794. Archival location: Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. Neilson Family Papers, 1768-1908 (MC 933). Box 4, Folder 45: J & J Neilson - Papers relating to purchase of slaves.)
  • Letter from John Neilson to Robert Finley regarding Jef (Letter from John Neilson to Robert Finley regarding Jef, February 25, 1794. Archival location: Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. Neilson Family Papers, 1768-1908 (MC 933). Box 4, Folder 45: J & J Neilson - Papers relating to purchase of slaves.)
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