Charles

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Identifier
NJS-PER-01945
Given Name
Charles
Sex
Male
Occupation
Agriculture, Forestry, and/or Livestock
Domestic Service
Biographical Description
Charles was a Black man who lived in Trenton. His date and place of birth is unknown, and his freedom status is uncertain. It appears that in 1818 he was living as a free man. He worked for Barnt DeKlyn of Bow Hill Mansion, and absconded together with a woman named Tine, who had been enslaved in DeKlyn's household. DeKlyn posted a runaway ad for Tine in June 1818 where he described Charles as a man "of middling stature, smart and active, brought up as a house servant."

Charles had lived with Mr. Edmund Burk of Trenton as a hostler for a time prior to working for DeKlyn.
Keywords
African descent person
Places
Trenton
Related Person
Tine
Record Contributor
Kate Jackson
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