1814-08-04 Sale: Grace

Identifier
NJS-EVE-00670
Source
Receipt to John Neilson for the sale of Grace

Receipt to John Neilson for the sale of Grace, August 4, 1814. Archival location: Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. Neilson Family Papers, 1768-1908 (MC 933). Box 4, Folder 27: Rev Jos Clark: estate papers, John Neilson, adm.
Event Description
Grace was sold by the executors of the estate of the Rev. Joseph Clark (late pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick) in 1814 to a man named Mr. Linn. Clark had left his estate to wife Margaret Clark and his children, naming several prominent members of his church as executors of his will. The executors of the estate advertised the sale of two black women (aged about 24 and 17) in the local newspaper the Fredonian starting in April 1814. Grace was the older of the two women.

Grace was sold to Mr. Linn for the sum of 150 dollars, and John Neilson (one of the executors of the estate) collected the payment. On August 4, 1814, John Neilson delivered the payment of 150 dollars for Grace's sale to Margaret Clark, the widow of Joseph Clark. Neilson obtained a receipt from Margaret Clark, which was actually signed by Margaret's daughter Hannah Clark on Margaret's behalf.

The following is a transcript of the receipt:

"New Brunswick 4 August 1814

Received from John Neilson one hundred
& fifty dollars which he received from
Mr. Linn for a black girl Grace belonging
to the estate of the late Revd Doctr Clark
sold to the said Mr. Linn.

Margaret Clark
by
Hannah Clark"
Event Type
Sale
Keywords
Estate (deceased enslaver)
Date
August 4, 1814
Date Certainty
Approximate
Location of Event
New Brunswick
Preceding Event
1814-04-21 Advertisement: Grace, Dine
Related Event
1815-04-17 Sale: Dine
Primary Participants

Grace (b. ca. 1790)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00982
Role: Sold Person
Age: 24
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Joseph Clark (1751-1813)
- Margaret Imlay Clark (1756-1814)
- Mr. Linn
Verbatim description from source:
"black girl Grace belonging to the estate of the late Revd Doctr Clark"
Additional Participants

Joseph Clark (1751-1813)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00021
Role: Enslaver, Deceased
Comment: Grace belonged to his estate

Margaret Imlay Clark (1756-1814)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01514
Role: Enslaver, Heir or Beneficiary
Comment: surviving spouse of decedent, received $150 proceeds from the sale of Grace

John Neilson (1745-1833)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00001
Role: Seller
Comment: executor of the estate facilitated the sale

Mr. Linn
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01516
Role: Enslaver, Buyer
Comment: new enslaver of Grace

Hannah Clark
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01515
Role: Additional Participant
Comment: signed receipt on behalf of her mother Margaret
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event