Permission slip for Harry to join the African Association
Title
Permission slip for Harry to join the African Association
Creator
Description
Slaveholder Abraham Staats (1743-1821) gives permission to Harry, an enslaved man, to join the African Association of New Brunswick on January 9, 1819.
[Harry is listed as a member in the African Association of New Brunswick Minute Book under the name Henry Staats. The Abraham Staats House, where Harry lived with four other enslaved people in the Staats household, is now a historic site in Somerset County and is open to the public for tours and educational programming.]
[Harry is listed as a member in the African Association of New Brunswick Minute Book under the name Henry Staats. The Abraham Staats House, where Harry lived with four other enslaved people in the Staats household, is now a historic site in Somerset County and is open to the public for tours and educational programming.]
Date
1819-01-09
Language
English
Identifier
SCUA-AANB-permissionHarry
Text (Transcript)
January 9th 1819
This certifies that I give my colourd man Harry my approbation to become a member of the African Association.
Abrm Staats
This certifies that I give my colourd man Harry my approbation to become a member of the African Association.
Abrm Staats
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
Citation
Staats, Abraham, “Permission slip for Harry to join the African Association,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed September 22, 2023, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/141.