Caesar (slave)

Caesar
Bornc. 1737 (supposedly)
Died1852 (aged 114–115)
New York, U.S.
Other namesCesar Nicholls
Known forCandidate for being the earliest-born person ever photographed while alive and for being the last enslaved person to be manumitted in New York.

Caesar (c. 1737 (supposedly) – 1852) was an enslaved person who is notable for possibly being the earliest-born person ever photographed while alive, when his daguerreotype was taken in 1851.[1] He was also the last enslaved person to be manumitted in New York.

  1. ^ "Caesar, an enslaved man, 1851 | New York Historical Society | Digital Collections". digitalcollections.nyhistory.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.

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