Mr. Vanbertie

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Identifier
NJS-PER-02443
Family Name
Vanbertie
Sex
Male
Occupation
Government
Biographical Description
A man identified as "Mr. Vanbertie" was serving as a foreign minister in Trenton circa 1796. He employed a Black man who went by the name Jem (also known as Michael) before Jem was apprehended as a runaway by his former enslaver William McClellan from Pennsylvania.
Keywords
white person
Places
Trenton
Related Person
Michael {alias Jem}
Record Contributor
Larissa Jimenez Gratereaux
Princeton & Slavery Project
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