Leonard

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Identifier
NJS-PER-02847
Given Name
Leonard
Sex
Male
Occupation
Crafts and Trades
Biographical Description
Leonard was a Black man who was enslaved by Jonathan Baldwin in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, in the early 19th century. His date of birth is uncertain. He was a skilled shoemaker. Leonard had a disability: all of his toes had suffered frostbite, and he walked with a limp as a result. He escaped from Jonathan Baldwin in 1800.
Keywords
African descent person
Places
Newark
Enslaved by
Jonathan Baldwin
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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