[Extract from a deed of manumission recorded in the Northumberland District Court by Robert Carter]

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Creator / Contributor: Edwards, Thomas
Carter, Robert, 1728-1804
Sarah
Title: [Extract from a deed of manumission recorded in the Northumberland District Court by Robert Carter]
Collection Title: Slavery Collection, 1709-1864
Date: 1792-01-02
Description: One-page extract from deed of manumission dated August 1, 1791, by Robert Carter of Nomini Hall, Virginia, "recorded in the Northumberland District Court," emancipating his slave, Sarah, "at Scorpio in Frederick County." Copied and signed by Thomas Edwards.
Identifier: nyhs_sc_b-06_f-04_004
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Subject: Slaves--Emancipation--Virginia
Slavery--Virginia
Slaves--Virginia
Material type or medium of original: Free Papers
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