Permission slip for Mark Harris to join the African Association
Title
Permission slip for Mark Harris to join the African Association
Creator
Description
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 to James Neilson's father John Neilson (1745-1833). Mark was the father of Ambo's children Ann, Eliza, and Mark, and probably the father of Ambo's daughter Clara. See related slave sale, manumission, and birth records for Ambo and Mark Harris family.]
[Mark was first sold to James Neilson on October 15, 1816. Mark was married to Ambo, a woman who was enslaved to James Neilson's father John Neilson (1745-1833). Mark was the father of Ambo's children Ann, Eliza, and Mark, and probably the father of Ambo's daughter Clara. See related slave sale, manumission, and birth records for Ambo and Mark Harris family.]
Date
1817-01-21
Spatial Coverage
Language
English
Relation
Identifier
SCUA-AANB-permissionMarkHarris
Text (Transcript)
New Brunswick 21 Jan: 1817
I certify that I approve of the African Association of New Brunswick & give Mark Harris a Colored man belonging to me, liberty to join the same.
James Neilson
I certify that I approve of the African Association of New Brunswick & give Mark Harris a Colored man belonging to me, liberty to join the same.
James Neilson
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
Archival collection
African Association of New Brunswick (N.J.). Minute Book, 1817-1824 (MC 50)
Archival location
Unmarked folder with loose slips
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: Bill of sale for Mark, aged 25, to James Neilson for $200 |
Citation
Neilson, James, “Permission slip for Mark Harris to join the African Association,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed September 20, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/105.