1825, Nicholas, Manumission
- Title
- 1825, Nicholas, Manumission
- Description
- Nicholas was manumitted by Robert Morris Boggs of North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseer of the Poor of North Brunswick (Staats Van Deursen) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (James Dunham and Nicholas Booraem Jr.) on May 4, 1825. The document stated that Nicholas was examined in court and met the eligibility requirements for manumission in New Jersey, i.e. the person was 21 to 40 years old and was "sound in mind and not under any bodily incapacity" of obtaining a livelihood. Nicholas's exact age was not recorded in the document. The deed of manumission was executed on May 3, 1825, by Robert Morris Boggs, in the presence of All. Griffith and Littleton Kirkpatrick. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on May 5, 1825.
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00560
- Action Status
- https://www.onthesegrounds.org/s/OTG/item/546
- Date
- May 3, 1825 – May 4, 1825
- Source
- Manumission of Nicholas (certificate dated 1825-05-04, deed dated 1825-05-03), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 432-433. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
- Primary Participant
- Nicholas
- Primary Participant Description
- negro man named Nicholas
- Freedom Status
- https://www.onthesegrounds.org/s/OTG/item/555
- Enslaver
- Robert Morris Boggs (1796-1827)
- Age
- Adult
- 21 to 40
- Witness
- All. Griffith
- Littleton Kirkpatrick
- Officiator
- Staats Van Deursen (b. 1773)
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/3516
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Sex
- Male
- Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
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