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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03434.73 |
| From Archive Folder | Middlesex County Virginia documents |
| Title | Manumission of a slave named Maria |
| Date | 19 July 1808 |
| Author | Minor, John (fl. 1808) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Emancipating Maria Muse, a slave, in accordance with the will of Doctor George D. Spratt. Signed by Minor, Carter B. Berkley, Thomas M. Locke, George D. Nicolson and Jonathan Chew as executors of Spratt's estate. Signed and attested by Thomas Muse as court clerk. |
| Subjects | Estate Death African American History Slavery Manumission Emancipation Women's History |
| People | Minor, John (fl. 1808) Berkley, Carter B. (fl. 1808) Locke, Thomas M. (fl. 1808) Nicolson, George D. (fl. 1808) Chew, Jonathan (fl. 1808) Muse, Thomas (fl. 1808-1811) |
| Place written | Urbanna, Virginia |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |