1787, Phillis Neilson, Sale

Title: 1787, Phillis Neilson, Sale
Description: Anthony L. Bleecker, a merchant in New York City, sells to John Neilson an enslaved woman named Flora and her two female children Phillis and Ann for 120 New York pounds. The Bill of Sale was signed by Anthony L. Bleecker on January 31, 1787 and was witnessed by Leon Bleecker and Jas. Bleecker.
Identifier: NJS-EVE-00009
Event Type: Freedom status transaction: Sale
Action Status: Completed
Date: January 31, 1787
Source: Bill of sale for Flora, Phillis, and Ann, sold by Anthony L. Bleecker to John Neilson. Neilson Family Papers, 1768-1908 (MC 933). Box 4, Folder 45: J & J Neilson - Papers relating to purchase of slaves. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Related Event: 1787, Flora, Sale; 1787, Ann, Sale
Primary Participant: Phillis Neilson (b. 1780s)
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Anthony Lispenard Bleecker (1741-1816); John Neilson (1745-1833)
Age: Child
Additional Participant: Flora; Ann [daughter of Flora]
Witness: Leon Bleecker; Jas. Bleecker
Buyer: John Neilson (1745-1833)
Seller: Anthony Lispenard Bleecker (1741-1816)
Currency: New York pound
Price: 120
Price Component: Flora and daughters Phillis and Ann sold as a lot for 120 New York pounds total
Source Resource: https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/1607
Source Site: https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
Sex: Female
Contributor: Jesse Bayker

1787, Ann, Sale

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