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Free Status Affidavits Collection
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Free Status Affidavits Collection
Creator:
Delmar T. Oviatt Library
Identifier/Call Number: SC.FSA
Extent:
0.20 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1817-1857
Abstract: This collection consists of five
affidavits sworn to before the Justice of the Peace in Frederick County, Maryland between
1817 and 1857. The affidavits affirm that five African-Americans were persons who were
either free born, claiming deeds of manumission, or held certificates of freedom.
Language of Material:
English
The Oviatt Library created this collection of materials for study and research.
The
Free Status Affidavits Collection consists of five
affidavits sworn to before the Justice of the Peace in Frederick County, Maryland between
1817 and 1857. The affidavits affirm that five African-Americans were persons who were
either free born, claiming deeds of manumission, or held certificates of freedom.
Digital reproductions of items in this collection are available electronically as a part of
the
Slavery and the Law
project.
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this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
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protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
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