11Results for "Beatty"
Stories
Colonel Erkuries Beatty and the Business of Slavery in Princeton, New Jersey
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Erkuries Beatty (1759-1823), the second mayor of the Borough of Princeton, was one of a tight network of local elites who presided over college, church, and borough governance while continuing to benefit financially from slavery during an era of gradual emancipation.
Escape from Princeton
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In 1819, Princeton Mayor Erkuries Beatty engaged a recent College of New Jersey graduate to recapture his runaway slave, Joe. The incident underscores the terror and uncertainty of enslavement in central Jersey.
Princeton in the West Indies
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Under the leadership of President Witherspoon, the College of New Jersey launched an ill-fated campaign to secure donations from slaveholding planter elites in the West Indies.
Princeton and Slavery: Holding the Center
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Princeton University, founded as the College of New Jersey in 1746, exemplifies the central paradox of American history. From the start, liberty and slavery were intertwined.
Princeton’s Fugitive Slaves
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Princeton residents published at least 28 newspaper advertisements for runaway slaves between 1774 and 1818. Each tells a unique story of courage and resistance in the face of tremendous odds.
Primary Sources
Erkuries Beatty
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Portrait of Colonel Erkuries Beatty, the second mayor of Princeton.
Charles Beatty
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Portrait of the Rev. Charles Beatty (c.1715-1772), who traveled to the West Indies to raise funds for the college.
Letter from Erkuries Beatty
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A letter from Mayor Beatty to James Hunter Ewing (class of 1818), describing the runaway slave Joe.
Castle Howard
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Photograph of Castle Howard, the home and farm of Princeton mayor and slave-owner Erkuries Beatty (1759-1823).