Indenture for James for 15 years, sold by Anne Hart to Peter Gordon
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- Identifier
- NJS-SRC-01421
- Source Type
- Contract
- Location Created
- Hopewell (Mercer County)
- Date
- April 28, 1796
- Transcript
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State of New Jersey
Hunterdon [?]
I Anne Hart widow of the Revd. Oliver Hart of the Township of Hopewell in said County of Hunterdon deceased—
To all whom it may concern send Greeting—
Whereas I have this day bound my Negro Slave called James of the age of Ten years old or thereabouts, to Peter Gordon of Trenton in sd County, Shopkeeper, to serve with him His Heirs or assigns for the term of fifteen years from the day of the date hereof. Now know ye that I the said Anne Hart have at the expiration of the term aforesaid, liberated, manumitted, and set free and discharge the said James from all slavery or servitude to be required of him by me or by any other person claiming by from or under me after the expiration of the term aforesaid. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this Twenty eighth day of April One Thousand Seven Hundred & Ninety Six — 1796.
Anne Hart
Witnesses
Silvester Doyles
Chas. Gordon
[reverse side]
31.
Manumission
of Negro — James
Slave to the Reverend
Oliver Hart Decd
Recorded
Recorded in the "Records of the County of Hunterdon" Book A. folio 93. This 5 day of March 1797.
Stockton Clerk - Language
- English
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Hunterdon County Manumissions of Slaves, 1788-1836. New Jersey State Archives. Item 11. https://www.nj.gov/state/archives/chncl003.html
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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