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Letter to Col. Henry Van Dike concerning a donation of land for Queen's College from the estate of James Parker Sr.

1807-10-16
Parker, James

James Parker letter to Henry Van Dike.pdf
On October 16, 1807, James Parker Jr. (1776-1868) writes to Col. Henry Van Dike to confirm Parker's intention to transfer a plot of land in New Brunswick to the Queen's College Board of Trustees. Parker describes the five-acre plot of land in detail.…

Manumission of John Annin (alias Jack) by slaveholder James Parker

1822-08-08
Middlesex County Clerk

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Slaveholder James Parker of Perth Amboy manumitted 25-year-old man John Annin (known as Jack) on August 8, 1822. In his Deed of Manumission, James Parker stated that he had purchased John Annin in 1807 from his former owner Joseph Annin of Somerset…

Birth record for Joseph, son of Nanny, reported by slaveholder James Parker

1808-08-20
Middlesex County Clerk

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Slaveholder James Parker reports that an enslaved woman named Nanny gave birth to son Joseph on January 16, 1808.

Birth record for James, son of Nanny, reported by slaveholder James Parker

1811-05-10
Middlesex County Clerk

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Slaveholder James Parker reports that Nanny, an enslaved woman, gave birth to son James on November 4, 1810.