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Object Name |
Bill-of-sale |
Date |
March 27, 1813 |
Title |
[Bill of sale for two enslaved people named Jack and Hagar] |
Description |
Handwritten document recording the sale of an enslaved man and woman. Inscription: "Know all men by these presents that we Jacob Rezeau and Hosea A. Rezeau, executors of the last will and testament of Peter Rezeau late of the County of Richmond, deceased, for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars lawful money of the state of New York to us in hand well and truly paid by John B. Cole of the town of Southfield in said county, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and we the said executors therewith fully satisfied and paid; have bargained sold and conveyed and by these presents do bargain sell and convey unto the said John B. Cole a negro man named Jack and a negro woman named Hagar late the property of Peter Rezeau aforesaid deceased. To have and to hold the said negro man named Jack and the said negro woman named Hagar unto the said John B. Cole...In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen." The document is signed by Hosea A. Rezeau and Jacob Rezeau, and witnessed by Jonathan Lewis, Lewis R. Marsh, and Hannah Cole. (Keywords: Black History, New York, HRT) |
Ownership and History |
Jack and Hagar are described in this document as a negro man and a negro woman, but their ages and relationship to one another are not documented. Jack and Hagar were sold by the estate of Peter Rezeau (1738-1813) who lived in Richmond, Staten Island. Jacob Rezeau and Hosea A. Rezeau, who are listed in this document as executors, were Peter's sons. Peter's father, Jacob Rezeau, is believed to have built what is now Historic Richmond Town's Voorlezer's House, but it's not known if Peter ever lived there, as he would have been about 30 years old when the house was built. Peter Rezeau is listed in the 1790 and 1810 census for Southfield, Staten Island. His household in 1790 was 6 people (2 free white males, 2 free white females, 2 enslaved people), and his household in 1810 was 9 people (7 free white persons, 2 enslaved people). |
Earliest Date |
1813 |
Latest Date |
1813 |
Material |
Paper |
Subjects |
Slavery Slaves African Americans |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Rezeau, Peter Marsh, Lewis R. |
Catalog Number |
X18.0052 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, April 2020. |
Legal Status |
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