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Peter Stuyvesant property deed to Manuel de Spangie, January 18, 1651

In 1649, Manuel de Spangie [or de Spanje], an enslaved man, purchased his freedom from his owner, Phillip Jansz Ringo, thus becoming one of the earliest free Blacks in New Amsterdam. Two years later, this property transaction would also make him one of Manhattan's earliest Black landowners.

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In 1649, Manuel de Spangie [or de Spanje], an enslaved man, purchased his freedom from his owner, Phillip Jansz Ringo, thus becoming one of the earliest free Blacks in New Amsterdam. Two years later, this property transaction would also make him one of Manhattan's earliest Black landowners.
Full Title
Peter Stuyvesant property deed to Manuel de Spangie, January 18, 1651
NYHS Identifier
Mss Collection -- Y-1651, January (Stuyvesant)
93158d_PeterStuyvesantManuelDeSpangie.tiff
Member of
Treasures of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library
Black History Collections
Genre
deeds
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Subject (Topical)
Blacks--New York (State)--New York
Freedmen--New York (State)--New York
Real property--New York (State)--New York
Subject (Name)
Stuyvesant, Peter, 1592-1672
Spangie, Manuel de
Subject (Geographic)
New York (N.Y.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Contributor
Spangie, Manuel de
Creator
Stuyvesant, Peter, 1592-1672
Date Created
1651-January-18
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