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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06147 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1786 |
| Title | Certificate of freedom for Peter, a free Negro |
| Date | 1 December 1786 |
| Author | Champion, Richard (1743-1791) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Written by Champion for the Court of Common Pleas in Camden County held on 27 November 1786. Document certifies the freedom "of the Negro Peter lately claimed by William Massey." It states that Peter "hath been adjudged a free Man and ... he shall be deemed held and taken as a free Man during his Life." Document was witnessed, but not signed by, Henry Pendleton, an associate justice of the state. Red wax seal is extant on bottom of recto. |
| Subjects | Freemen African American History Judiciary Slavery |
| People | Champion, Richard (1743-1791) |
| Place written | Camden, South Carolina |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Champion was a British porcelain merchant who moved to a plantation in South Carolina in 1784. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |