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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08564.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1852 |
| Title | Deed of manumission for slave Ann Simms |
| Date | 18 May 1852 |
| Author | White, John R. (fl. 1852) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Emancipation of a 23 year old female slave owned by Colonel John R. White and described as "of an orange color and about five feet seven inches in height." Lists her history and who he bought her from. Signed by three witnesses. Approved and certified by the St. Louis Circuit Court and signed by the clerk, M. S. Cerre. Docketed by clerk. |
| Subjects | Slave Life African American History Women's History Slavery Manumission Emancipation |
| People | White, John R. (fl. 1852) |
| Place written | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |