Bill of Sale for Caesar, sold by John Livingston to Aaron Burr Sr
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- Identifier
- NJS-SRC-01156
- Source Type
- Bill of Sale, Invoice, or Receipt
- Author
- John Livingston (1709-1791)
- Location Created
- New York City, New York
- Date
- September 2, 1756
- Transcript
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Know all Men by these Presents, That I John Livingston of the City of New York Merch. For and in Consideration of of the Sum of Eighty Pounds Current money of the Province of New York to me in Hand paid at and before the Ensealing and Delivery of these Presents, by The Rev. Mr. Aaron Burr President of the College of New Jersey the Receipt whereof I do hearby acknowledge, and myself to be therewith fully satisfied, contented and paid: Have Granted, Bargained, Sold, Released, and by these Presents do fully, clearly, and absolutely grant, bargain, sell and release unto the said Mr. Aaron Burr his heirs assigns a Certain Negro Man named Caesar.
To Have and to Hold the said Negro Man Caesar unto the said Mr. Aaron Burr his Executors, Administrators and Assigns for ever. And I the said John Livingston for Myself, my Heirs, Executors Administrators, do covenant and agree to and with the above - named Aaron Burr His Executors, Administrators and Assigns, to warrant and defend the Sale of the above - named Negro Man named Caesar against all Persons whatsoever. In Witness whereof I hereunto set my Hand and Seal Second Day of September Annoq; Dom. One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Six
Jno Livingston [seal]
Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of
Jos. Forman
John G. Lansing - Language
- English
- Format
- Printed form with handwriting and a wax seal
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Princeton & Slavery Project. Cited as: Bill of Sale for Caesar, 1756. Aaron Burr, Sr. Records, 1753-1999. Office of the President Records: Jonathan Dickinson to Harold W. Dodds Subgroup, Princeton University Archives, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library. https://slavery.princeton.edu/
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- Princeton & Slavery Project
- Larissa Jimenez Gratereaux
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