Browse Items (13 total)
- Spatial Coverage is exactly "Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey"
Memo: Harry Hazelwood Jr.'s phone call regarding his son's incident with Campus Patrol
1974-03-18
Pawa, Irving
A memo by Irving Pawa, Acting Director of Alumni Relations, regarding his phone conversation with Harry Hazelwood Jr. RC1943. On March 18, 1974, Hazelwood (who was a judge in Essex County) called Pawa to discuss an incident involving his son's…
THREE DOLLARS REWARD [runaway ad for apprentice James Gilman]
1792-05-01
Bloomfield, John
A 16-year-old apprentice named James Gilman ran away from his master John Bloomfield at Woodbridge on January 30, 1792. Gilman was seen leaving Boye's tavern in the village of Quibbletown (present-day New Market area in Piscataway) and going toward…
Manumission of Henry Compton by slaveholder Miles Smith
1821-11-12
Middlesex County Clerk
Slaveholder Miles Smith manumitted a 22-year-old man named Henry Compton on 11/12/1821. The Middlesex County Book of Manumissions and Removals contains two records related to Henry Compton’s manumission. The Certificate of Manumission was issued on…
Livingston College Center
Rutgers University
Color photograph of the Livingston Student Center on Livingston Campus at Rutgers University.
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
Executors of the estate of slaveholder John Smalley report that Dinah, an enslaved woman, gave birth to sons Cato Edgar (on October 25, 1825) and Martin King (on July 24, 1829).
Birth record for Julia Ann, daughter of Hannah, reported by slaveholder Elizabeth Vandeventer
1809-03-28
Middlesex County Clerk
Slaveholder Elizabeth Vandeventer, reports that Hannah, an enslaved woman, gave birth to daughter Julia Ann on May 17, 1808.
(Hannah gave birth to two daughters on May 17, 1808. See related birth record for Sarah Ann.)
(Hannah gave birth to two daughters on May 17, 1808. See related birth record for Sarah Ann.)
Birth record for Sarah Ann, daughter of Hannah, reported by slaveholder Elizabeth Vandeventer
1809-03-28
Middlesex County Clerk
Slaveholder Elizabeth Vandeventer, reports that Hannah, an enslaved woman, gave birth to daughter Sarah Ann on May 17, 1808.
(Hannah gave birth to two daughters on May 17, 1808. See related birth record for Sarah Ann.)
(Hannah gave birth to two daughters on May 17, 1808. See related birth record for Sarah Ann.)
Birth record for Martha, daughter of Susan, reported by slaveholder Michael Garrish
1806-02-04
Middlesex County Clerk
Slaveholder Michael Garrish reports that Susan, an enslaved woman, gave birth to daughter Martha on December 27, 1805.
Birth record for Deyaun, reported by Jacob Vandevanter
1807-05-20
Middlesex County Clerk
Slaveholder Jacob Vandevanter Sr. reports that an enslaved female child named Deyaun was born in his household on September 4, 1806. The mother's name is not listed in this record.
Birth record for Dinah, daughter of Rose, reported by slaveholder George Farmer
1805-08-12
Middlesex County Clerk
Slaveholder George Farmer reports that Rose, an enslaved woman, gave birth to daughter Dinah on January 30, 1805.
Twenty Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Elsy Murray]
1818-05-14
Bogart, Peter
Elsy Murray, a 20-year-old black woman, ran away from slaveholder Peter Bogart in Princeton on February 13, 1818. Elsy Murray could read well and had a pass for 2 days. She had a brother near Piscataway, and the slaveholder supposed that someone…
FOR SALE, A BLACK MAN, Slave for life
1822-04-18
Mundy, Michael
Michael Mundy of Piscataway seeks to sell a black man in a private sale. The man is 33 years old and is skilled in farming.
Birth record for Katy or Catharine, daughter of Hannah, reported by slaveholder Abraham Dunham
1805-04-04
Middlesex County Clerk
Slaveholder Abraham Dunham reports that Hannah, an enslaved woman, gave birth to daughter Katy or Catharine on November 27, 1804.