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Examination of Jane Thorn Nov 22 1811
Dutchess County fs. The examination of Jane Thorn black
woman taken before us the 22 Nov 1811 – says she was 
born at Flushing Long Island the slave of John Keys
and then was [given] to Joseph Thorn’s wife by her 
grandfather – some time after she went to live
with Joseph Thorn in Poughkeepsie town her new
master – with whom she has lived about twenty
years. She says that in the year 1797 she was
manumitted by her master Thorn, and that she
has a paper from the poormasters of Poughkeepsie
town which on inspection reads thus
“We the subscribers Overseers of the Poor of the
Town of Poughkeepsie do certify that Jane a 
black female slave aged about 30 years is 
manumitted by the consent of Joseph Thorn her
master, by his request by writing in our pos-
-session which we have agreed to be in our
opinion lawful – given under our
hands the 2 december 1797
John P Vermont } Overseer 
of poor
of town of 
Poughk

The deponent says she has the Rheumatism badly
and wants some help from the town – she thinks 
she could support herself if she has a home in which 

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which home she can have at her sisters at 
pleasant valley for 12/ a week or less –
Affirmed the 22 Nov
1811 before us
Peter R Maison
Daniel Hebard } justices her mark + Jane Thorn