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From: David Henry <>
Subject: [NJBERGEN-L] Re: NJBERGEN-D Digest V98 #57
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 20:47:38 -0500


I thought that in order to emancipate their slaves, the owners had to prove they would not be a burden on society, or charges of the County/State...the State
figured under 21 still a minor and over 40 too old for a man to make a living for himself. If he was under 21 or over 40 I suppose he was not allowed to be
emancipated for those reasons and the owners would have to continue to take care of them. The Overseer of the poor had an interest in the release of the
person (the overseer would have to take care of the lodging and feeding of the newly freed slave....some just sent them on across a neighboring border, and
"dumped" the poor guy on the next County or State for them to deal with.....) I would guess that the Overseer of the Poor and the Justice had to approve any
such emancipation If I am wrong, someone will correct me I am sure!

Subject: [NJBERGEN-L] Slaves

> Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 15:35:03 -0500
> From: Christine Young <>
> To:
>
> >From Bergen County, New Jersey, Deeds, Book S
> Recorded Hackensack, Bergen County, NJ
> Abstracted by Pat Wardell
>
> "19 June 1804 (recorded 27 June 1804, Bergen Cp. S:367)
> Nicholas Outwater of the Township of New Barbadoes brought
> before
> us, two Overseers of the Poor and two Justices of the Peace, his slave
> named Bustor, who appears of sound mind and no bodily incapacity and not
>
> under age 21 or above age 40. Signed Jacob Van Riper, Garret J. Lansing,
>
> Overseers of the Poor, Township of New Barbadoes; John Outwater, Jacob
> Terhuen, Justices of the Peace, Bergen County."
>
> This Nicholas Outwater is my 4g-grandfather, so I have a particular
> interest in understanding this proceeding. Were slaves approved or
> registered? Does anyone understand what the above is all about.
>
> Thanks so much,
> Christine

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