Browse Items (12 total)
- Spatial Coverage is exactly "Middlesex County, New Jersey"
Removal of Phillis to Louisiana, sold by slaveholder Staats Van Deursen to Jacob Klady
1817-09-23
Middlesex County Clerk
This is a record of Phillis's removal from the state of New Jersey to Louisiana. Phillis was a 22-year-old black woman enslaved by Staats Van Deursen. Staats Van Deursen was the treasurer of Queen's College (later called Rutgers) for ten years…
WHEREAS Deborah Obart, my wife has frequently eloped
1792-05-01
Obart, George
George Obart issues a public notice that his wife Deborah Obart frequently runs away from home; he warns people in Middlesex County not to extend credit to his wife. This notice was published in a New Brunswick newspaper, but the location of Obart's…
Vote for Klemmer Kalteissen (campaign card)
1920s
Klemmer Kalteissen's campaign card for Middlesex County Board of Freeholders in the 1920s. Kalteissen first ran for freeholder in 1923 (unsuccessfully) and then succeeded in getting on the board in 1925. The card includes a portrait of Kalteissen.
Jolly Kleagle from Middle West Intimates There Are Over 9,000 Klansmen in Middlesex County
1924-08-10
New Brunswick Sunday Times reporter interviews a Kleagle (high ranking officer) of the Ku Klux Klan. The Kleagle states that current Klan membership in Middlesex County stands at 9,000 as of August 1924, a 200 percent increase since December of 1923.…
Rutgers Klan $10 Bond
1920s/1930s
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
A $10 Bond issued jointly by the Trustees of the Rutgers Klan No. 44 (Knights of the Ku Klux Klan) and Old Glory Klan NO. 64 (Women of the Ku Klux Klan).
Bill of sale for Mark for $20 until he turns 25
1838-12-16
Neilson, James
James Neilson (1784-1862) sells a black man named Mark to Abraham Veghte for a term of five years for $20. Mark is a 20-year-old slave for a term, and he will serve his new master until he reaches age 25 in the year 1843. Mark will then attain the…
Removal of Phillis and her son Charles to Louisiana by slaveholder Nicholas Van Wickle
1818-04-22
Middlesex County Clerk
Phillis and her son Charles were among the victims of the slave-trading ring operated by Middlesex County judge Jacob Van Wickle. This document is a record of the removal of Phillis (aged 25) and Charles (aged one and a half years) from the state of…
Birth record for Catherine, James, Lucy, Sophia, and Sarah, children of Phebe, reported by slaveholder Michael Garrish
1829-11-05
Middlesex County Clerk
Slaveholder Michael Garrish reports that Phebe, an enslaved woman, gave birth to five children between the years 1817 and 1829: Catherine (12-09-1817), James (09-01-1819), Lucy (04-28-1822), Sophia (07-18-1824), and Sarah (07-06-1829).
Birth record for Bristor, son of Hanna, reported by slaveholder Jacob Van Dike
1807-08-18
Middlesex County Clerk
Jacob Van Dike reports that Hanna, an enslaved woman, gave birth to son Bristor on January 22, 1807.