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Extract of a manumission recorded and returned to Board of Managers, by which Negro man, Allan Dorsey, age 42 and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood, is freed, November 15, 1838

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Summary:Extract of a manumission recorded and returned to Board of Managers, by which Negro man, Allan Dorsey, age 42 and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood, is freed [Frederick County], November 15,1838. Signed:Henry Schley, clerk.
Creator:Schley, Henry
Century:1801-1900
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Frederick County
Temporal subject: 1831-1840
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Topical subjects:Slavery -- Maryland
Free African Americans
ArchivesUM location:Maryland Manuscripts collection
  • item 1114
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Civil Rights, Civic Engagement
Collection:Digital Collections
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