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Moses Umphrey, certificate of freedom, April 28, 1813

May 29, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

Dutchess County fs In the case of Moses Umphry} A Black man claiming to be a free man I Daniel Hebard one of the judges of the Court of Common […]

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Certificate of Freedom, Court of Common Pleas, Manuscript Records

072 Road Book A – December 18, 1807

April 19, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

Articles of agreement made and concluded on between Joseph Scott of the Town of Kinderhook, County  of Columbia, and State of New York, and James his Negro Slave as follows, […]

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Manumission, Manuscript Records, Road Book A

Political Barometer – June 8 to June 15, 1802

April 19, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

Fifty Dollars reward. RUN AWAY from the subscriber, on Sunday the 18th of this instant, two likely NEGRO BOYS; one about twenty years of age, and the other about eighteen. […]

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Political Barometer – January 28 to February 18, 1806

April 19, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

For Sale, A NEGRO GIRL, for ten years, aged seventeen. She is well acquainted with all kinds of house work, possesses a good constitution. — Apply to BARTON [WHITE] Fishkill […]

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Political Barometer – July 22 to August 12, 1806

April 19, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

Fifteen Dollars Reward[!]  RAN away from the subscriber, in Hackensack (Fishkill) on Saturday the 13th ult. a Negro Man, named JAMES about 25 or 26 years of age, five feet […]

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Political Barometer – August 2, 1809 to January 10, 1810

April 19, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

20 Dollars Reward. / RAN away from the subscriber on the 27th of June last, a Negro Man, named HARRY, about 23 years of age, 5 feet 3 or 4 […]

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Political Barometer December 20, 1809

April 19, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

10 Dollars Reward. RAN away from the Subscriber, on Saturday evening, the 16th inst. a  Negro Boy, named KING, about 19 years old, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, […]

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Political Barometer – January 10 to January 31, 1810

April 19, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

15 Dollars Reward. RAN away from the subscriber, on the 31st of December last, a Negro Man named TOM, about 26 years old, five feet ten or eleven inches high, […]

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Political Barometer – March 21 to April 4, 1810

April 19, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

Ten Dollars Reward. RAN away from the subscriber about the 24th of February last, a black man named DICK, about 5 feet 4 inches high, one of his upper teeth […]

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Political Barometer – August 22, 1810

April 19, 2013by Levi Roth Leave a comment

TEN DOLLARS REWARD. RAN away from the subscriber on Thursday the 19th inst. a Negro Boy named Tom, aged about eighteen years, about five feet eight inches high, well made, […]

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