1760 Colonial Slave Bill Of Sale West New Jersey “Jack” Pre Revolution

1760 COLONIAL SLAVE BILL OF SALE – WEST NEW JERSEY – Named Enslaved Man "Jack" – Pre-Revolutionary AmericaOffered is an extraordinary original colonial American manuscript documenting the sale of an enslaved man in West New Jersey during the reign of King George II.Dated March 25, 1760, this rare document records that Henry Cooper of Northampton Township, Burlington County, West New Jersey sold to Thomas Haines:"One Negro Man named Jack about the age of Thirty Eight Years"for the sum of Seventy Pounds lawful money of the Province.The manuscript is fully executed, signed by Henry Cooper, witnessed by William Norton, and retains its original red wax seal. The document conveys ownership of the enslaved man Jack to Thomas Haines, his heirs and assigns forever, using the standard legal language of colonial slave transactions.Historical SignificanceThis document predates the American Revolution by sixteen years and survives from a period when slavery was firmly established in the northern colonies. Original colonial slave-sale documents are considerably scarcer than nineteenth-century examples and are among the most important surviving records of early American slavery.The manuscript preserves the recorded identity of an enslaved man named Jack and documents a transaction that occurred in colonial Burlington County, New Jersey, one of the principal regions of slaveholding in the Mid-Atlantic colonies.DetailsOriginal manuscript documentDated March 25, 1760Northampton Township, Burlington CountyWest New JerseyNames enslaved man JackAge approximately 38 yearsSale price: £70Signed by Henry CooperWitnessed by William NortonOriginal wax seal presentPre-Revolutionary War American documentConditionGood condition for a colonial manuscript more than 265 years old. Fold lines, edge wear, scattered staining, and minor losses consistent with age. Ink remains dark and highly legible. Original wax seal survives. Please review photographs carefully.Collecting CategoriesColonial AmericaSlavery & AbolitionNew Jersey HistoryAfrican American HistoryEarly American ManuscriptsGenealogyLegal AmericanaMuseum & Institutional CollectionsAn exceptionally rare and historically important colonial slave-sale document naming an enslaved man in pre-Revolutionary America.