Birth record for James and Hoace, sons of Susan, reported by slaveholder John Smalley
Title
Birth record for James and Hoace, sons of Susan, reported by slaveholder John Smalley
Creator
Description
Slaveholder James Smalley reports that Susan, an enslaved woman, gave birth to son James on September 5, 1814, and son Hoace on March 27th, 1818.
Date
1829-03-16
Temporal Coverage
1814-09-05
1818-03-27
Language
English
Text (Transcript)
James and Hoace
James son of Susan born September 5th 1814
Hoace son of Susan born March 27th 1818
I certify that the above children were born of my black woman Susan on the days above specified March 16th 1829.
John Smalley
Recd March 16th 1829 & recorded by
Van Arsdalen CLK
James son of Susan born September 5th 1814
Hoace son of Susan born March 27th 1818
I certify that the above children were born of my black woman Susan on the days above specified March 16th 1829.
John Smalley
Recd March 16th 1829 & recorded by
Van Arsdalen CLK
Page
78
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
Archival collection
Middlesex County (N.J.). Records, 1688-1929 (MC 784.1)
Archival location
Birth of Slaves, 1804-1844
Item Relations
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: Middlesex County Register of Black Children (Birth of Slaves, 1804-1844) |
Collection
Citation
Middlesex County Clerk, “Birth record for James and Hoace, sons of Susan, reported by slaveholder John Smalley,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed April 18, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/93.