Browse Items (1 total) Creator is exactly "Van Arsdalen, Abraham" Browse All Browse by Tag Search Items Sort by: Title Creator Date Receipt to James Neilson for the purchase of Elizabeth 1815-01-23 Van Arsdalen, Abraham Receipt issued to James Neilson (1784-1862) for a purchase of an enslaved woman named Elizabeth. Elizabeth was previously enslaved by John Powers. The receipt indicates that Elizabeth was sold because John Powers was in debt to Staats Van Deursen… Tags: Abraham Van Arsdalen, Elizabeth, James Neilson (1784-1862), John Powers, Neilson family, slave sale record, Staats Van Deursen