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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03434.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Middlesex County Virginia documents |
| Title | Certificate of emancipation for Priscilla a negro woman |
| Date | 20 January 1810 |
| Author | West, Benjamin (fl. 1810) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Certificate stating that Benjamin West, a free negro, has bought the freedom of Priscilla, who will be his wife. "Benjamin West a free negro having purchased a negrowoman named Priscilla...Do hereby liberate and emancipate the said negrowoman Priscilla...On condition the said negrowoman Priscilla is allowed to live with me as a wife during my life and not to be molested or disturbed by any person in authority under the act of assembly in that case made and provided." West signs with his mark. Also signed by Thomas Healy, George Healy, James Handate and Thomas Muse |
| Subjects | African American History African American Author Women's History Marriage Slavery Slave Sale Law Government and Civics Emancipation Manumission Freemen |
| People | West, Benjamin (fl. 1810) |
| Place written | Urbanna, Virginia |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |