Ruben (Tobe)
Title
Ruben (Tobe)
1782
East Hampton
Description
my negro boy ruben
Sex
Male
Status
Enslaved
Enslaver or Household
Abraham Gardiner-> Mary Gardiner -> Rachel Mulford
Misc. Date
August 18, 1782
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.
Collection
Citation
“Ruben (Tobe),” Plain Sight Project, accessed March 29, 2023, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/887.