Harry (b. 1767)

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Identifier
NJS-PER-02448
Given Name
Harry
Birth Date
1767
Sex
Male
Biographical Description
Harry was a Black man who resided in New Brunswick, NJ and ran away from his enslaver on Easter day in 1791. He was described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall, remarkably thin, with large white eyes, and able to speak both English and Dutch.
Keywords
African descent person
Places
New Brunswick
Enslaved by
Jeromus Rappleyea (d. 1831)
Record Contributor
Indy Davis
Princeton & Slavery Project
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