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Extract of a Bill of Sale and manumission, recorded and returned to Board of Managers by which James Luby sets free his son, Negro boy Henry, subject to a Bill of Sale to Robert Nelson for Henry will serve 25 years and then freed, September 7, 1837

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Summary:Extract of a Bill of Sale and manumission, recorded and returned to Board of Managers by which James Luby sets free his son, Negro boy Henry, subject to a Bill of Sale to Robert Nelson for Henry will serve 25 years and then freed [Frederick County], September 7,1837. 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 1118
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Civil Rights, Civic Engagement
Collection:Digital Collections
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