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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Jones papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-108
Abstract

This collection is comprised of two items of Samuel Jones's papers, and includes a copy of his will, as well as a copy of an emancipation document for a family enslaved by Jones.

Dates: 1820, 1833

Friends Historical Library collection of manumissions

 Collection — Othertype SC-079
Identifier: SFHL-SC-079
Abstract

This is a collection of manumissions primarily from Pennsylvania and Salem Co., New Jersey dating from 1776 to 1832. Included are both originals and photocopies.

Dates: 1776-1832

Mifflin-Rasin-Jenkins family papers

 Collection — Othertype SC-080
Identifier: SFHL-SC-080
Abstract

This collection includes legal documents and genealogical information on the Mifflin, Rasin and Jenkins families. Included are marriage records of Warner Mifflin and a will of Abraham Rasin and deeds of Elizabeth Jenkins. Also included is an account of a conversation between Warner Mifflin, an abolitionist, and an enslaved person he was about to emancipate.

Dates: 1740-1899