Rose

Title

Rose

Subject

Person

Description

Enslaved woman

Male or Female

Female

Location or Address

East Hampton, British Colonial America

Status

Enslaved

Enslaver or Household

John Mulford

Misc. Date

April 6, 1742

Biographical Notes

Philip Platt of Huntington was paid £49 by John Mulford of East Hampton for "one South Negro women known by the Name of Rose and a Negro boy named Dago." A deed of sale was witnessed by James Haries and Abraham Gardiner.

Source/s

Newspaper clipping, source unknown.

Files

Ancient Deed of Slave sale to Mulford.jpg

Citation

“Rose,” Plain Sight Project, accessed September 30, 2023, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1859.