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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08440 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1803 |
| Title | Purchase of a slave named Kate and her three children by a manumitted slave |
| Date | 30 November 1803 |
| Author | Compton, Harry (fl. 1803) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Legal document for the purchase of the slave Kate and her three children Ben, Caleb, and Nancy. The purchaser was "a free African" named Harry Compton, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, and he left an "X" as his mark. It appears that Kate was Compton's wife and the three children belonged to them. The slaves were sold by their owner Anne Acker, of Amwell Township, New Jersey, for 100 dollars due in one year from the date of the document. Compton declared himself "a manumit & free from bondage to man or set of Men." Witnessed by John Johnson (who signed with an "X" as his mark), William Marts, and Jacob Hice. Note written in pencil on verso next to docket says: "This must be Anna Ackers real signature & refers to the same "Cate" for which a receipt was given in 1800. paying 45 pounds for the same now selling for $100." |
| Subjects | Slavery African American History Slave Sale Women's History Children and Family Manumission Freemen |
| Place written | Amwell Township, New Jersey |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |