1814, Teunis, Sale
- Title
- 1814, Teunis, Sale
- Description
- Enslaver Joseph Baldwin of Newark, NJ, sold 26-year-old Teunis to James Neilson (1784-1862) of New Brunswick, NJ, for the sum of $175. We can infer that this sale caused a relocation of Teunis from Newark to New Brunswick. The Bill of Sale was signed on April 20, 1814, in the presence of John Guild.
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00040
- Event Type
- Freedom status transaction: Sale
- Action Status
- Completed
- Date
- April 20, 1814
- Source
- Bill of Sale for Teunis, sold by Joseph Baldwin to James 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.
- Primary Participant Description
- negro man of about twenty six years of age named Teunis
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Age
- Adult
- 26
- Witness
- John Guild
- Seller
- Joseph Baldwin
- Currency
- dollar
- Price
- 175
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/1629
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Sex
- Male
- Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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