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
