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Removal of Phillis to Louisiana, sold by slaveholder Staats Van Deursen to Jacob Klady

1817-09-23
Middlesex County Clerk

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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…

Removal of Dinah to Louisiana, sold by slaveholder William Van Deursen to Jacob Klady

1817-08-30
Middlesex County Clerk

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This is a record of Dinah's removal from the state of New Jersey to Louisiana. Dinah was a young woman enslaved to Dr. William Van Deursen (Queen’s College alumnus 1809, trustee 1823-1873, and brother to Queen’s College Treasurer Staats Van Deursen).…