Permission slip for Samuel Lane to join the African Association
Title
Permission slip for Samuel Lane to join the African Association
Creator
Description
Slaveholder Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831) gives permission to Sam, an enslaved man, to join the African Association of New Brunswick on January 15, 1817.
[The man Sam mentioned here is Samuel Lane, who was manumitted by Andrew Kirkpatrick in 1818.]
[The man Sam mentioned here is Samuel Lane, who was manumitted by Andrew Kirkpatrick in 1818.]
Date
1817-01-15
Spatial Coverage
Language
English
Identifier
SCUA-AANB-permissionSam
Text (Transcript)
I do hereby give permission to my man Sam to become a member of and to attend the African Society in the city of New Brunswick, and to join them in all such things as shall be lawful and necessary, and at the same time consistent with his condition as a slave.
15 Jan. 17. And Kirkpatrick
15 Jan. 17. And Kirkpatrick
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
Loose slip glued to a back page in the Minute Book
Item Relations
| Item: Manumission of Samuel Lane by slaveholder Andrew Kirkpatrick | is related to | This Item |
Citation
Kirkpatrick, Andrew, “Permission slip for Samuel Lane to join the African Association,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed April 16, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/158.