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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08564.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1839 |
| Title | Deed of manumission of slave Polly |
| Date | 4 May 1839 |
| Author | Lucas, John B.C. (fl. 1839) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Emancipation document of Lucas's "negro woman Polly." Lists who she was brought from and who she was raised by. Witnessed by Charles D. Drake and Wilson Primm. Approved and certified by the St. Louis Circuit Court and signed by the clerk, John Ruland. Docketed by clerk. |
| Subjects | African American History Women's History Slavery Manumission Emancipation |
| People | Lucas, John B.C. (fl. 1839) |
| 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 |