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Board member recounts local Juneteenth history and a 19th-century slave sale scheme near Bound Monroe
Summary
At the June 18 meeting board member Anna Braun recounted archival research about Judge Jacob Van Wickle and an early-19th-century scheme that led to enslaved people being sent to Louisiana plantations; she cited the Lost Souls Memorial project and Rutgers documentation for further information.
During committee reports on June 18, board member Anna Braun offered an extended Juneteenth historical note about documented 19th-century events on land near present-day Bound Monroe School. Braun said documentary material shows Judge Jacob Van Wickle and associates were involved in transporting enslaved people to Louisiana and that the property now lies near the Route 18 overpass adjacent to Bound Monroe.
Braun described the Gradual Emancipation Act context and recounted that several local officials and high-level figures were implicated in the historical record. "When the baby cried, he said that was the consent that he needed," Braun said, recounting how a legal formality was used in the historical transactions. She said the episode is documented on the Lost Souls Memorial project (Facebook) and in material preserved by Rutgers Scarlet & Black and recommended those sources for readers seeking original documents.
Board members received the remarks as a local-history briefing tied to Juneteenth; Braun framed the account as an invitation to remember and to use historical records to educate the community.
Where to learn more
Braun directed interested members of the public to the Lost Souls Memorial project and Rutgers Scarlet & Black material for documentary evidence and further reading.
