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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07484.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1846 |
| Title | Receipt for $25 related to the manumission of Frederick Douglass |
| Date | 12 December 1846 |
| Author | Meredith, J. (fl. 1846) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Meredith received $25 from Hugh Auld, Frederick Douglass's former owner, for "professional service in relation to the manumission of his negro slave Frederick Baily [Douglass]." Written on a quarter sheet of paper. |
| Subjects | Slave Life Slave Sale Emancipation Manumission African American History Slavery |
| People | Meredith, J. (fl. 1846) Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) Auld, Hugh (b. 1799) |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Meredith was the lawyer hired by Walter Lowrie to review Douglass's manumission papers. Frederick Douglass, a former slave, became an African American abolitionist, social reformer and writer. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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