Photograph of Harriet Maria Elmendorf "Minnie" Knapp, c. 1875

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Date

c.1875

Description

A tintype of Harriet Maria Elmendorf "Minnie" Knapp. Minnie was the great-grandchild of Dinah Jackson. Dinah Jackson was a cook and the last person who was enslaved at Cherry Hill. After her mother died in 1854, Minnie became a ward of the Van Rensselaer family at Cherry Hill. Like her great-grandmother, Minnie also cooked for the family. Minnie lived at Cherry Hill from 1854 until 1884. In 1884, she moved with the Elmendorf-Goulds to New Jersey. Minnie visited the Rankins of Cherry Hill often. She took care of the children and cooked meals. This item was added as part of the Diversity and Collaborative Knowledge Program funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Type

Photograph

Region

Capital District, New York State

Era

Civil War and Reconstruction

Topic

African Americans, Women

Repository

Historic Cherry Hill

Identifier

5224_HMEK_1870

Source

Historic Cherry Hill

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