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Author Archives: Levi

Poughkeepsie Journal – November 29, 1803 to February 14, 1804

April 17, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

FOR SALE, A Negro Girl, in the 16th year of her age. Inquire of the Printers. September 5, 1803 FOR SALE, A Likely active NEGRO WENCH, about 30 years old, […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – November 29, 1803

April 17, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

FOR SALE,  A stout healthy Negro Wench, about [2?] years of age — she under- stands all kinds of house work, and will be sold on reasonable terms, and time […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – November 18 to December 2, 1812

April 17, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

FOR SALE,  For a term of years, A NEGRO Woman twenty three years of age; she is healthy, strong honest, sober, and is acquainted with all kinds of house work, […]

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OVER 364 Examination of Sarah Tabor

April 17, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

Special Meeting Dec 7th 1814 Present William Emott Daniel Hebard William W Bogardus} Justices &c This meeting was called for the purpose of Taking the examination of Joseph Applebys wife […]

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Manuscript Records, Order of Relief, Overseers of the Poor

OVER 362 Examination of Phebe Lewis

April 17, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

Examination of Phebe Lewis a black woman wife of George Lewis taken at a special meeting present [???] Examination of Phebe Lewis taken on oath by us the undersigned Justices […]

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Manuscript Records, Order of Relief, Overseers of the Poor

OVER 351 Jacob Tabor

April 17, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

Ordered that the Overseers of the Poor afford [such] relief as they may think proper to Jacob Tabor and family

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OVER 334 The Examination of Valentine Marks – March 22, 1811

April 17, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

The examination of Valentine Marks taken on oath before us the undersigned Justices of the Peace the 22nd Day of March 1811. Says he is thirty eight years old and […]

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Manuscript Records, Overseers of the Poor

OVER 326-328 Special Meeting – February 14-22, 1814

April 16, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

Special Meeting of the Justices + Overseersof the Poor of Poughkeepsie Feby 14th, 1814 Present William EMott Daniel Hebard} Justices of the Peace Robert Noxon, Overseer___ An inquiry was set […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal June 3, 1806

April 16, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. RUNAWAY from the subscriber on Thursday morning the 2[?]th of April, an indented apprentice boy, a mulatto by the name of PIERE, he is about thirteen years […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – November 29, 1803

April 16, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

Five Dollars Reward. RAN away from the subscriber on Sunday the 2d of October last, a Mulatto Boy named STEPHEN, (alias Stephen Hutton/Husson,) about 5 feet 8 inches high, about […]

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