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Essex County Massachusetts Freedom Case Participants 1760 - 1783
Casar Hendrick (1738-)
Newburyport
Biography: "Molatto man." Labourer. Baptised in First Presbyterian Church Newburyport. Had two children with Susannah - Elizabeth b. May 1, 1775 and Josiah b. July 2, 1777 d. May 1801, both listed under family name not under "Negroes".
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Casar Hendrick vs. Richard Greenleaf (1773) PlaintiffSources
- Dated December 12, 1754. Bill of Sale of "molatto slave" Casar, 16 years old, from Joseph Woodbridge, boat builder to Richard Greenleaf, Gentleman.
Citation: Casear vs Greenleaf Esq, Essex County Court of Common Pleas, September 1773, 29.
- Dated March 16, 1773 Writ to summons Richard Greenleaf to answer to Casar Hendrick's charge of Trespass by Force & Arms. Sheriff note on reverse and signed with Casar's mark attested to by Charles Freeman.
Citation: Casear vs Greenleaf Esq, Essex County Court of Common Pleas, September 1773, 29.
- Dated September 28, 1773. Record of original writ and disposition of Casar Hendrick vs. Greenleaf. Hendrick claimed to be wrongfully enslaved as a "molatto". ECCP Jury found for Plaintiff for eighteen pounds money damages and costs.
Citation: Casear vs Greenleaf Esq, Essex County Court of Common Pleas, September 1773, 29.
- Dated October 2, 1773. Recognizance of Greenleaf's debt to Casar of 18 pounds should Greenleaf not appeal.
Citation: Casear vs Greenleaf Esq, Essex County Court of Common Pleas, September 1773, 29.