This collection includes bills of sale, indentures, and letters related to people who were enslaved by the Cherry Hill Van Rensselaers and their relatives, between 1760 and 1827, as well as letters, books, photographs, dolls, musical instruments and other artifacts related to five children of African American descent raised as wards and servants at Cherry Hill and in other Van Rensselaer households.
This collection was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom and in partnership with Siena College.