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free trader
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Bill Obrochta <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 8 May 2002 15:05:09 -0400
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Someone asked me about the meaning of a phrase that appears on a document in
his family's possession.  In this 1877 deed from Bladen County, NC, a man
grants his wife "free trader" status.  What does this mean?

Bill

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