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Receipt for hire of enslaved man Cesar

November 29, 1770 Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)

Richard Stockton submitted this account to the Trustees of the College of New Jersey after hiring out an enslaved man named Cesar to the college between August and October 1770. Although Princeton as an institution never owned enslaved people, this document shows that the college did directly engage enslaved laborers for work on campus.

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Document" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nyp...

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