Dear List:
Where can I find copies of manumission papers that were given to newly freed
slaves as proof of their new free status? I am looking for examples of
documents written right before the Civil War.
Thanks!
Anita L. Henderson
4th US Cavalry-bugler
Atlantic Guard Soldiers' Aid Society <A HREF="http://www.agsas.org/">Atlantic
Guard Soldiers Aid Society</A>
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