Daily Times – Picayune, Friday, December 10, 1875, Page One
The Last Slave Dead
This morning the last slave in the State of New Jersey died. His name was Jack Jackson, and he resided on the estate of Mr. Able L. Smith at Secancus. Jack was 87 years old. He refused to accept his freedom. His former owner, Mr. Able L. Smith, since deceased, manumitted his slaves nearly fifty years ago. Jack would not be emancipated. From boyhood he was the companion of his late master, who directed that he should be buried beside himself in his own graveyard. Jack survived his master 9 years, but continued to receive the same kindness and care from his master’s children that he had received from childhood. - Jersey City Evening Journal
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