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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08564.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1837 |
| Title | Deed of manumission for a slave named Ester |
| Date | 17 March 1837 |
| Author | Keller, Thomas (fl. 1837) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Signed by Keller stating, "I hereby emancipate & discharge from all obligation of service my slave named Ester aged about thirty nine years." Approved and certified by the St. Louis Circuit Court and signed by the clerk, John Ruland. With seal of the court. Docketed by clerk. |
| Subjects | African American History Women's History Slavery Manumission Emancipation |
| People | Keller, Thomas (fl. 1837) |
| 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 |