Primus (b. 1765)

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Identifier
NJS-PER-02496
Given Name
Primus
Birth Date
1765
Sex
Male
Biographical Description
Primus was a Black man born circa 1765. He was enslaved by Gilbert Vancamp of Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Primus could play the fiddle and fife. He ran away from his enslaver in 1791.
Keywords
African descent person
Places
Amwell
Enslaved by
Gilbert Vancamp
Record Contributor
Kayra Guven
Princeton & Slavery Project
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