Tom (b. 1797)
- Name
- Tom (b. 1797)
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-01477
- Given Name
- Tom
- Birth Date
- 1797
- Sex
- Male
- Description
- Tom was a Black man born around 1797. He was enslaved by Peter Vredenburgh (1745-1823), a prominent merchant and politician from New Brunswick, NJ. Vredenburgh wrote in his will that he wished Tom to be manumitted after his death. Tom was manumitted on September 12, 1823, by the executors of the will of Peter Vredenburgh. He was aged 26 at the time of manumission.
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/3420
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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