Thanks for the plug, Paul. For those interested in the relationship between
religion and emancipation, you can read the statements in wills and deeds
that often provide a religious justification for the action. Furthermore,
noting when witnesses "affirm" the document provides clues as to Quaker
involvement. We have tried to provide a shorthand summary of these
statements in our notes--Mick Nicholls
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Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Quakers and Slavery


As part of a project unrelated to Quakers, Michael L. Nicholls and Lenaye
Howard of Utah State University researched the deeds and wills of
manumission from eight Virginia counties and made them available on the
internet: http://www.usu.edu/history/faculty/nicholls/manumissions/index.htm

With their kind permission, I have added them to the notes I have made over
the years for other counties:
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/virginiafreeafter1782.htm
Paul

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