The Register of Slaves (1799-1825) was kept by the Town Clerk of New Paltz as a requirement of the New York State Manumission Act of 1799. In keeping the slave register, the town clerk recorded the births of children born to slaves owned by the...
List of slave owners in the Town of New Paltz and the number of slaves they owned. The list was used for tax purposes. Slaves between the ages of 12 and 50 were subject to taxation.
Settlement from the Estate of Cornelius T. Jansen to the Estate of Thomas Jansen, dated July 7, 1787. The document lists two enslaved Africans, Rose and Frink (Frank). The two were separated and sold to different individuals, Rose to Johannis...