1822, Benjamin, Manumission
- Title
- 1822, Benjamin, Manumission
- Description
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Benjamin, aged 28, was manumitted by Robert Boggs of North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseer
of the Poor of North Brunswick (Abraham Van Arsdalen) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (Thomas Hance and Nicholas Booraem Jr.) on July 27, 1822. The document stated that Benjamin 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. The deed of manumission was executed on July 27, 1822, by Robert Boggs. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on July 27, 1822. - Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00646
- Action Status
- https://www.onthesegrounds.org/s/OTG/item/546
- Date
- July 27, 1822
- Source
- Manumission of Benjamin (certificate dated 1822-07-27, deed dated 1822-07-27), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 362-363. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
- Primary Participant
- Benjamin (b. 1794)
- Primary Participant Description
- male slave named Benjamin
- Freedom Status
- https://www.onthesegrounds.org/s/OTG/item/555
- Enslaver
- Robert Boggs (1766-1831)
- Age
- Adult
- 28
- Officiator
- Abraham Van Arsdalen (d. ca 1825)
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/3602
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Sex
- Male
- Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
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