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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