Purple Touser
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This person of African descent has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02818
- Given Name
- Purple
- Family Name
- Touser
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Purple Touser was a man of mixed African and European descent. Whether he was born into slavery or freedom is not certain. He was accused of being a thief and imprisoned in the Cape May County jail in 1809. He escaped from the jail.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Places
- Cape May County gaol (jail), Cape May Court House
- Cape May Court House, Middle Township (formerly Middletown)
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1809-04-03 Freedom Seeking: Purple Touser (Role: Runaway)
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