1815, Elizabeth, Sale
- Title
- 1815, Elizabeth, Sale
- Description
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Elizabeth, a Black woman, was sold by the Middlesex County sheriff at a public auction as a result of a lawsuit. It appears that Elizabeth's enslaver John Powers was indebted to Staats Van Deursen (treasurer of Queen's College). Staats Van Deursen brought a lawsuit against John Powers, and a Writ of Execution was issued ordering the sheriff to sell Elizabeth at public auction.
Sheriff Abraham Van Arsdalen sold Elizabeth to James Neilson (trustee and benefactor of Queen's College, later Rutgers University) on January 3, 1815, for the sum of 250 dollars. On January 23, 1815, James Neilson paid the sheriff for the sale and took possession of Elizabeth, as shown in a receipt issued by the sheriff on that date.
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The following is a transcript of the receipt:
"Rec'd New Brunswick 23d January 1815 from Mr. James Neilson two hundred & fifty Dollars in full payment of a certain Negro Woman named Elizabeth, belonging to the personal estate of John Powers, sold by me on the 3d day of January Inst by Writ of an Execution at the suit of Staats Van Deursen which negro I do hereby deliver to his possession.
$250
Abrm Van Arsdalen
Sheriff" - Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00669
- Action Status
- https://www.onthesegrounds.org/s/OTG/item/546
- Date
- 3 January 1815 – 23 January 1815
- Source
- Receipt issued to James Neilson for Elizabeth. January 23, 1815. Neilson Family Papers, 1768-1908 (MC 933). Box 4, Folder 45: J & J Neilson - Papers relating to purchase of slaves. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
- Primary Participant
- Elizabeth
- Primary Participant Description
- Negro Woman
- Freedom Status
- https://www.onthesegrounds.org/s/OTG/item/553
- Age
- Adult
- Additional Participant
- Staats Van Deursen (b. 1773)
- Currency
- dollar
- Price
- 250
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/3702
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Sex
- Female
- Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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