Browse Items (616 total)
Run away from Philip Livingston [unnamed African man]
1752-11-06
Livingston, Philip
Run away...Nell, who formerly belonged to Robert J. Livingston
1753-04-23
Kingsland, Isaac
FOR SALE By the subscriber, a Negro wench
1801-03-27
Hardenbergh, Jacob Rutsen
Removal of Dinah to Louisiana, sold by slaveholder William Van Deursen to Jacob Klady
1817-08-30
Middlesex County Clerk
Record of payment to Jacob Dunham, $5.06 for labor of his negro on the foundation (Old Queens Building construction, entry 15)
1808-09-28
Blauvelt, Abraham
This is entry number 15 on page 1 of Blauvelt's account book. Blauvelt was the chairman of the…
Watercolor of Rutgers College
1850s
Doolittle, Theodore Sanford
Account of William Jones (record of Will's labor)
1817-08
Dunham, Jacob
Ten Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Will]
1792-10-17
Fleming, James
Tags: James Fleming, runaway ad, Will
Sixteen Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Minn]
1792-11-07
Abel, Jacob
Tags: Jacob Abel, Minn, runaway ad
Middlesex County Book of Manumissions and Removals (Manumission of Slaves, 1800-1825)
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: manumission, removal, William P. Deare
Middlesex County Records, 1688-1929
Middlesex County (N.J.)
Tags: birth, manumission, removal
Eight Dollars Reward [runaway ad for William Wilson, Indian apprentice]
1794-06-18
Pearson, Job
TO BE SOLD, The TIME of a NEGRO BOY
1792-11-14
Tags: slave sale ad
SIXTEEN DOLLARS REWARD [runaway ad for Stephen]
1793-05-22
Wescoat, Richard
Tags: Richard Wescoat, runaway ad, Stephen
STOP THE RUNAWAY! [Will Rigg]
1793-01-23
Dunant, Edward
Tags: Caesar Trent, Edward Dunant, runaway ad, Will, Will Rigg
TO BE SOLD, A healthy young NEGRO WENCH and her MALE CHILD
1793-01-23
Tindall, William
Tags: slave sale ad, William Tindall
Three Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Hannah and her daughter Peggy]
1794-06-18
Law, James
Delaware Works was a mill property…
Tags: Hannah, James Law, mother and child, Peggy, runaway ad
Birth record for Katy or Catharine, daughter of Hannah, reported by slaveholder Abraham Dunham
1805-04-04
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: Abraham Dunham, birth, Catharine, Hannah, Katy
Birth record for Aaron, reported by slaveholder Elijah Voorhies
1805-12-11
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: Aaron, birth, Elijah Voorhies
Birth record for Sal, daughter of Florough, reported by slaveholder Matthew Van Dike
1806-05-17
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, Florough, Matthew Van Dike, Sal
Birth record for Mark, son of Ambo and Mark, reported by slaveholder John Neilson
1820-05-03
Middlesex County Clerk
Birth record for Jane, Emeline, and Peter, children of Susan, reported by slaveholder Jacob Dunham
1828-10-29
Middlesex County Clerk
Birth record for Ann, daughter of Ambo and Mark, reported by slaveholder John Neilson
1820-05-03
Middlesex County Clerk
Birth record for Eliza, daughter of Ambo and Mark, reported by slaveholder John Neilson
1820-05-03
Middlesex County Clerk
Birth record for Democrat, son of Hanna, reported by slaveholder Jacob Van Dike
1812-03-13
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, Democrat, Hanna, Jacob Van Dike
Birth record for James, son of Nanny, reported by slaveholder James Parker
1811-05-10
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, James, James Parker (1776-1868), Nanny, Parker family
Birth record for Peter, son of Hannah, reported by slaveholder Abraham Blauvelt
1813-03-01
Middlesex County Clerk
Birth record for Bob, son of Abb, reported by slaveholder Matthias Vanderveer
1808-06-06
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: Abb, birth, Bob, Matthias Vanderveer
Birth record for Quash, son of Teen, reported by slaveholder Reuliff Voorhees
1808-10-11
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, Quash, Reuliff Voorhees, Teen
Birth record for Joseph, son of Nanny, reported by slaveholder James Parker
1808-08-20
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, James Parker (1776-1868), Joseph, Nanny, Parker family
FOR SALE, Or to be exchanged for a black Girl, A NEGRO BOY
1814-01-20
Tags: slave sale ad
For Sale, A NEGRO GIRL
1816-08-08
Slack, Elijah
For Sale, A NEGRO BOY
1825-03-02
Davison, John R.
Tags: John R. Davison, slave sale ad
FOR SALE. A BLACK GIRL
1816-08-08
Tags: slave sale ad
FOR SALE, A HEALTHY ACTIVE, Black Boy
1819-06-10
Tags: slave sale ad
For Sale, A Pair of Mules, Waggon, & Wood-Sled. Likewise, A BLACK MAN
1822-01-03
Tags: slave sale ad
For Sale or Rent. THAT capital stand for business... also... A Negro Man
1822-02-28
Schureman, James
FOR SALE, A BLACK MAN, Slave for life
1822-04-18
Mundy, Michael
Tags: Michael Mundy, slave sale ad
Birth record for Maria, daughter of Charlotte, reported by slaveholder Ann Parker
1814-06-18
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: Ann Parker, birth, Charlotte, Maria, Parker family
$20 REWARD [runaway ad for Peter Cuff]
1824-11-24
Field, Benjamin
Tags: Benjamin Field, Peter Cuff, runaway ad
Notice [pickup notice for Tom and Frank]
1825-10-26
Bonnington, Joseph
Seventy Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Dick and John]
1822-10-24
Woodmansee, Daniel
Tags: Daniel Woodmansee, Dick, John, runaway ad
Six Cents Reward [runaway ad for apprentice Samuel Myers]
1822-11-14
Conover, William
Tags: apprentice, runaway ad, Samuel Myers, William Conover
Twenty Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Elsy Murray]
1818-05-14
Bogart, Peter
Tags: Elsy Murray, literate, pass, Peter Bogart, runaway ad, slave sale ad
NOTICE [runaway ad and sale proposition for Betty]
1824-06-24
Day, Amos
Tags: Amos Day, Betty, runaway ad, slave sale ad
Notice [runaway ad and warning not to extend credit for Betty]
1823-07-15
Day, Amos
Tags: Amos Day, Betty, runaway ad
TAKEN UP [pickup notice for John]
1799-12-31
Drake, Henry
Ten Dollars Reward [runaway ad for unnamed man]
1798-05-24
Trimmer, John
Tags: John Trimmer, runaway ad
Thirty Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Tom]
1799-12-10
Throckmorton, William
Tags: runaway ad, Tom, William Throckmorton
Twenty Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Cornelius Sinco aka Cornelius Bloomfield]
1816-02-08
Crow, Benjamin
Ten Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Lenor Dunnam]
1802-01-19
Brown, David
Tags: David Brown, Lenor Dunnam, runaway ad
Eight Dollars Reward [jailbreak notice for Jack]
1802-01-19
Wrighter, David
Fifty Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Elisha]
1816-02-08
Farmer, George
Tags: Elisha, George Farmer, jail, John Tucker, runaway ad
Birth record for Nicholas, son of Dinah, reported by slaveholder James DeHart
1809-08-12
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, Dinah, James Dehart, Nicholas
Birth record for Rachel, daughter of Hanna, reported by slaveholder Jacob Van Dike
1805-04-11
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, Hanna, Jacob Van Dike, Rachel
Birth record for Dinah, daughter of Rose, reported by slaveholder George Farmer
1805-08-12
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, Dinah, George Farmer, Rose
Birth record for Phebe-Gertruda, daughter of Nancy, reported by Gertrude Parker for the estate of James Parker Sr.
1805-10-05
Middlesex County Clerk
Birth record for Deyaun, reported by Jacob Vandevanter
1807-05-20
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, Deyaun, Jacob Vandevanter
Birth record for Martha, daughter of Susan, reported by slaveholder Michael Garrish
1806-02-04
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, Martha, Michael Garrish, Susan
Birth record for Sarah Ann, daughter of Hannah, reported by slaveholder Elizabeth Vandeventer
1809-03-28
Middlesex County Clerk
(Hannah gave birth to two daughters on May 17, 1808. See related birth record for Sarah Ann.)
Birth record for Julia Ann, daughter of Hannah, reported by slaveholder Elizabeth Vandeventer
1809-03-28
Middlesex County Clerk
(Hannah gave birth to two daughters on May 17, 1808. See related birth record for Sarah Ann.)
Birth record for Clara, daughter of Ambo, reported by slaveholder John Neilson
1812-12-19
Middlesex County Clerk
Birth record for Charles, son of Peg, reported by slaveholder Matthew Van Dike
1820-02-01
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, Charles, Charls, Matthew Van Dike
Birth record for Peter, son of Sarah, reported by slaveholder Dinah Voorhees
1819-04-22
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, Dinah Voorhees, Peter, Sarah
Birth record for Phillis, daughter of Patty, reported by slaveholder James Schureman
1807-07-29
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, James Schureman (1756-1824), Patty, Phillis
Birth record for Bristor, son of Hanna, reported by slaveholder Jacob Van Dike
1807-08-18
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, Bristor, Hanna, Jacob Van Dike
Birth record for James and Hoace, sons of Susan, reported by slaveholder John Smalley
1829-03-16
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, Hoace, James, John Smalley, Susan
Birth record for Harry, son of Hannah, reported by slaveholder Robert Boggs
1829-02-06
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: Abraham Dumont, birth, Hannah, Harry, Robert Boggs
Birth record for Ellen, daughter of Caty, reported by slaveholder Mary Deare
1812-12-09
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, Caty, Ellen, Mary Deare
Birth record for Charles, son of Charlotte, reported by slaveholder Ann Parker
1814-06-18
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: Ann Parker, birth, Charles, Charlotte, Parker family
Birth record for Catherine, James, Lucy, Sophia, and Sarah, children of Phebe, reported by slaveholder Michael Garrish
1829-11-05
Middlesex County Clerk
Birth record of Peter, William, and Lewis, sons of Sarah Higgins, reported by slaveholder Garret Voorhees
1823-09-10
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: birth, Garret Voorhees, Lewis, Peter, Sarah Higgins, William
Birth record for Cato Edgar and Martin King, sons of Dihan, reported for the estate of slaveholder John Smalley
1830-02-06
Middlesex County Clerk
Tags: Abraham S. Clark, birth, Cato Edgar, Dinah, John Smalley, Martin King
Birth record for Sally, Anthony, Albert, and George, children of Martha, reported by slaveholder Henry Van Dike
1822-01-17
Middlesex County Clerk
Birth record for Alfred, Rose, Silvester, and Heman, children of Amy, reported by slaveholder John Van Dike
1829-08-11
Middlesex County Clerk
Permission slip for Mark Harris to join the African Association
1817-01-21
Neilson, James
Receipt issued to Colonel John Neilson recording the sale of an enslaved black man who was taken from the enemy in war
1777-11-30
Bullman, Thomas
Permission slip for Phillis to join the African Association
1820-01-01
Neilson, John
Permission slip for Cato to join the African Association
1817-03-01
Beach, Abraham
Manumission of Abraham Glasgow by slaveholder Andrew Kirkpatrick
1809-05-01
Middlesex County Clerk
Manumission of Sarah by slaveholder Andrew Kirkpatrick
1802-07-03
Middlesex County Clerk
Permission slip for Harry to join the African Association
1819-01-09
Staats, Abraham
Manumission of John Annin (alias Jack) by slaveholder James Parker
1822-08-08
Middlesex County Clerk
Removal of Phillis and her son Charles to Louisiana by slaveholder Nicholas Van Wickle
1818-04-22
Middlesex County Clerk
Permission slip for Samuel Lane to join the African Association
1817-01-15
Kirkpatrick, Andrew
[The man Sam mentioned here is Samuel Lane, who was manumitted by Andrew Kirkpatrick in…
Manumission of Charlotte by slaveholder Ann Parker
1817-03-21
Middlesex County Clerk
Portrait of Henry Rutgers (1745-1830)
1867
Crehen, Charles G.
Tags: Henry Rutgers, portrait
Portrait of John Neilson (1745-1833)
1881
Rosenthal, Albert
Portrait of William Livingston (1723-1790)
Livingston College Center
Rutgers University
Portrait of Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh (1736–1790)
Stevenson, Gordon
Minutes of the Common Council for March 5, 1824
1824-03-05
New Brunswick (N.J.). Common Council
Portrait of John Henry Livingston (1746-1825)
1800
Cabinet card of Sojourner Truth
1864
Truth, Sojourner
Tags: photograph, portrait, Sojourner Truth
A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, As related by Himself
1772
Gronniosaw, James Albert Ukawsaw
Neilson Dining Hall
2009-04-16
Rutgers University
Tags: photograph
Colonel John Neilson Statue
2019-09-04
Rutgers University
Tags: photograph
Sojourner Truth Apartments photograph
Rutgers University
Tags: campus building, photograph, Sojourner Truth