Affidavit confirming that Susan, Israel, and Rachel, the children of Moses and Marian Knight, were born with free status, 1822 January 14 :manuscript.

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Title:
Affidavit confirming that Susan, Israel, and Rachel, the children of Moses and Marian Knight, were born with free status, 1822 January 14 :manuscript.
Date:
January 14, 1822
Contributor:
Description:

  • Affidavit showing that Moses Knight appeared in front of a justice of the peace in Frederick County, Maryland, to confirm that his children with Marian Knight, Susan, Israel, and Rachel, were born with free status. Jacob Johnson served as witness.

  • Signed by R. East[burn?].

  • Title devised by cataloger.

  • Formerly known as: Paper certifying that the children of Moses and Marian, named Susan, Israel and Rachel, were free

  • Title on affidavit verso: Affdt. for Susan, Israel, and Rachel as being born free, filed 14 Jany. 1822.

Subject:
Format:
Publisher:
Frederick County, Maryland, 1822 January 14.
Language:
English
Digital Collection:
American Slavery Documents
Source Collection:
American slavery documents collection, 1757-1878 and undated
Series:
Slavery Series
Rights:
Free Re-Use
Public Domain
Identifier:
  • 009658567
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  • americanslaverydocs
  • duke:324185
  • asdsi001047
  • ark:/87924/r4hq3sf1x
  • 8bc23a4d-16ed-4e00-b711-f4bb8681cc77
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