1815-04-17 Sale: Dine
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00671
- Source
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Receipt to John Neilson for the sale of Dine
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Receipt to John Neilson for the sale of Dine, April 17, 1815. 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
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Dine was sold by the executors of the estate of the Rev. Joseph Clark (late pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick) in 1815 to George Farmer. Clark had left his estate to wife Margaret Clark (who died shortly after him in 1814) 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. Dine was the younger of the two women.
It took approximately a year for the executors to complete Dine's sale. George Farmer (of the Belle Vue estate in Piscataway) paid 75 dollars for Dine to John Neilson (one of the executors of the estate). On April 17, 1815, John Neilson delivered the payment of 75 dollars for the sale to Hannah, the daughter of the late Joseph Clark. This was part of Hannah's inheritance. Hannah Clark issued John Neilson a receipt for the money.
The following is a transcript of the receipt:
"New Brunswick 17th April 1815
Received from John Neilson seventy five
dollars received by him as Excr of the
est. of Revd. Docr Jos. Clark from George
Farmer for black girl Dine sold by
the Executor to the said Geo Farmer
Hannah Clark" - Event Type
- Sale
- Keywords
- Estate (deceased enslaver)
- Date
- April 17, 1815
- Date Certainty
- Approximate
- Preceding Event
- 1814-04-21 Advertisement: Grace, Dine
- Related Event
- 1814-08-04 Sale: Grace
- Primary Participants
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Dine (b. ca. 1797)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01517
Role: Sold Person
Age: 18
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Joseph Clark (1751-1813)
- Hannah Clark
- George Farmer (1761-1818)
Verbatim description from source:
"black girl Dine sold by the Executor to the said Geo Farmer" - Additional Participants
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Joseph Clark (1751-1813)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00021
Role: Enslaver, Deceased
Comment: Dine belonged to his estateHannah Clark
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01515
Role: Enslaver, Heir or Beneficiary
Comment: received $75 proceeds from the sale of DineJohn Neilson (1745-1833)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00001
Role: Seller
Comment: executor of the estate facilitated the saleGeorge Farmer (1761-1818)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00483
Role: Enslaver, Buyer
Comment: new enslaver of Dine - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker