1807, John Annin, Sale
- Title
- 1807, John Annin, Sale
- Description
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In 1807, when John Annin (or Jack) was 10 years old, his enslaver Joseph Annin of Somerset County, NJ, sold him to James Parker Jr. (1776-1868) of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, NJ. At the time of the sale, James Parker Jr. promised to manumit John Annin when the boy reached the age of 25.
Information about John Annin's sale comes from his deed of manumission, signed by Parker in 1822 and recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk. - Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00656
- Action Status
- https://www.onthesegrounds.org/s/OTG/item/546
- Date
- 1807
- Source
- Manumission of John Annin (certificate dated 1822-08-08, deed dated 1822-08-08), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 364-365. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
- Primary Participant
- John Annin (b. 1797) [Jack]
- Freedom Status
- https://www.onthesegrounds.org/s/OTG/item/553
- Age
- Child
- 10
- Seller
- Joseph Annin
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/3689
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Sex
- Male
- Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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