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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-02885

Given Name

Claus

Alternate Name

Clause

Sex

Male

Biographical Description

Claus was a Black man who was enslaved in New Jersey in the early 19th century. He was one of the victims of the Van Wickle slave trading ring in Middlesex County. He was taken from New Jersey to Louisiana aboard the brig Mary Ann in March 1818. Slave traders Lewis Compton and Charles Morgan were indicted in June 1818 on charges related to trafficking Claus out of the state of New Jersey.

Keywords

African descent person

trafficked South

Van Wickle victims

Places

Morganza, Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

Perth Amboy

South Amboy

Enslaved by

Charles Morgan (1775-1848)

Lewis Compton

Record Contributor

Jesse Bayker

Linked Events

Primary Participant in:

• 1818-06 Criminal action: victim Claus (slave trafficking case, defendants Charles Morgan, Lewis Compton, and James Edgar) (Role: Victim)