1829, Harry, Sale

Title: 1829, Harry, Sale
Description: Hannah and her 2-year-old son Harry were sold by Abraham Dumont of North Branch, Somerset County, NJ, to Robert Boggs, attorney at law. As a consequence of the sale, Hannah and Harry relocated to New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ, where Robert Boggs resided.

Evidence of this sale comes from a document that Robert Boggs submitted to the Middlesex County Clerk on February 5, 1829, to register Harry's age. The exact date of the sale is uncertain, but it took place shortly before this document was filed with the clerk. The document did not mention the price or terms of the sale.
Identifier: NJS-EVE-00305
Event Type: Freedom status transaction: Sale
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1829
Date Certainty: Approximate
Source: Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children, page 79. Middlesex County (N.J.). Records, 1688-1929 (MC 784.1). Vol. X. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Related Event: 1829, Hannah, Sale
Primary Participant: Harry (b. 1826)
Primary Participant Description: negro male child
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Abraham Dumont; Robert Boggs (1766-1831)
Age: Child; 2
Buyer: Robert Boggs (1766-1831)
Seller: Abraham Dumont
Source Resource: https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/2866
Source Site: https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
Sex: Male
Contributor: Jesse Bayker

1829, Hannah, Sale