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Scope and Contents Three manumission certificates (William Wood manumitting Catharine, Israel Wright saying he will manumit Samuel 12 years after the date of the manumission, Mary Newbold saying she will manumit Thomas 3 years after the date of the manumission).Of special note, these three manumission certificates were pasted on a large sheet of paper much later (undated but later, circa 1880-1930) to demonstrate "Friends as the friend of the Negro," which the creator believed was demonstrated by...