![]() ![]() Robert was savagely beaten and Truth never saw him again. ![]() Robert's owner (Catlin) forbade the relationship he did not want his slave to have children with a slave he did not own, because he would not own the children. Īround 1815, Truth met and fell in love with a slave named Robert from a neighboring farm. Although this fourth owner was kindly disposed toward her, his wife found numerous ways to harass Truth and make her life more difficult. Schryver sold her in 1810, for $175, to John Dumont of West Park, New York. Neely sold her in 1808, for $105, to Martinus Schryver of Port Ewen, a tavern keeper, who owned her for 18 months. Truth previously said Neely raped and beat her daily. She suffered many hardships at the hands of Neely, whom she later described as cruel and harsh and who once beat her with a bundle of rods. Until she was sold, Truth spoke only Dutch. She was about 9 years old and was included with a flock of sheep for $100 to John Neely, near Kingston, New York. Īfter the death of Charles Hardenbergh in 1806, Truth, known as Belle, was sold at an auction. After the colonel's death, ownership of the family slaves passed to his son, Charles Hardenbergh. The Hardenbergh estate was in a hilly area called by the Dutch name Swartekill (just north of present-day Rifton), in the town of Esopus, New York, 95 miles north of New York City. ![]() She was one of thirteen children born to James and Elizabeth Baumfree, who were slaves of Colonel Hardenbergh. ![]()
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