Peter - PETE31
Title
Peter - PETE31
Name
Peter
Unique Person Identifier
PETE31
Ancestry
African
Status
Freed
Status II
Free
Sex
Male
Event Type
Manumission
Event Date
March 1, 1810
Event Type II
Legal Proceeding
Event Date II
April 25, 1814
Age
Peter was 34 when his manumission was ratified by Judge Abraham Miller.
Location or Address
Southampton, NY
Enslaver or Household
Zebulon Jessup
Notes
In 1810, Zebulon Jessup manumitted Peter. In 1814, Judge Abraham Miller certifies this manumission, describing Peter as "a black man thirty four years old, tall and slim, and about six feet height."
Source Type
Freedom or Emancipation Certificate
Source Type II
Legislation or Decree
Source/s
Records of the Town of Southampton, Volume IV. Page 2.
Records of the Town of Southampton, Volume IV. Page 13.
Records of the Town of Southampton, Volume IV. Page 13.
Researcher
Daria Reaven
Collection
Citation
“Peter - PETE31,” Plain Sight Project, accessed April 27, 2024, http://plainsightproject.org/items/show/2019.