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Colonel James Neilson Portrait
1940
Colonel James Neilson as a young man. Frontispiece to the 1940 book, Colonel James Neilson: A Business Man of the Early Machine Age in New Jersey, 1784-1862, by Robert Thompson.
Bill of sale for Mark, aged 25, to James Neilson for $200
Taylor, Benjamin
1816-10-15
Benjamin Taylor sells an enslaved man named Mark to James Neilson (1784-1862) for $200 on October 15, 1816. Mark is approximately 25 years old. Neilson promises to manumit Mark on March 12, 1821. [Mark was married to Ambo, a woman who was enslaved to…
Bill of sale for Mark for $20 until he turns 25
Neilson, James
1838-12-16
James Neilson (1784-1862) sells a black man named Mark to Abraham Veghte for a term of five years for $20. Mark is a 20-year-old slave for a term, and he will serve his new master until he reaches age 25 in the year 1843. Mark will then attain the…
Receipt to James Neilson for the purchase of Elizabeth
Van Arsdalen, Abraham
1815-01-23
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…
Elizabeth was previously enslaved by John Powers. The receipt indicates that Elizabeth was sold because John Powers was in debt to Staats Van Deursen…
Bill of Sale for Teunis, to James Neilson
Baldwin, Joseph
1814-04-20
Joseph Baldwin sold a 26 year old man named Teunis to James Neilson for $175.
Wood Lawn Mansion photograph
Rutgers University
2014-04-16
Photograph of the Wood Lawn Mansion, located on the Cook-Douglass Campus in New Brunswick. The mansion was originally built in 1830 by Colonel James Neilson (1784-1862) as a residence for his family. The mansion was later bequeathed to Rutgers…
Permission slip for Mark Harris to join the African Association
Neilson, James
1817-01-21
Slaveholder James Neilson (1784-1862) gives permission to Mark Harris, an enslaved man, to join the African Association on January 21, 1817. [Mark was first sold to James Neilson on October 15, 1816. Mark was married to Ambo, a woman who was enslaved…
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Bill of sale for Flora, Phillis, and Ann, sold to John Neilson
Bleecker, Anthony L.
1787-01-31

Anthony L. Bleecker sells to John Neilson an enslaved woman named Flora and her two female children Phillis and Ann for 120 New York pounds.