Ruben (Tobe) - RUBE1

Title

Ruben (Tobe) - RUBE1
1782
East Hampton

Description

my negro boy ruben

Status

Enslaved

Sex

Male

Enslaver or Household

Abraham Gardiner-> Mary Gardiner -> Rachel Mulford

Source/s

Abraham Gardiner's last will and testament. East Hampton Library Pennypacker Collection355

Biographical Text

Abraham Gardiner's last will and testament "also my negro boy ruben" passed down to daughter rachel mulford 1807 when sarah died. A 1786 expense record in the Mulford Papers includes possible items related to Tobe's escape from Mary Gardiner's control.

Misc. Date

August 18, 1782

Collection

Citation

“Ruben (Tobe) - RUBE1,” Plain Sight Project, accessed March 28, 2024, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/887.