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New-York Manumission Society records, 1785-1849
New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and Protecting Such of Them as Have Been, or May Be Liberated. Standing CommitteeAllen, NehemiahSlocum, Christopher M.
Volume 5, Minutes of meetings, records, and reports of committees. Standing Committee report 4 m. 9th 1805 page [1] and [4]
1805-04-09
Two page report, dated April 9, 1805, signed by Nehemiah Allen and C.M. Slocum. Includes discussion of the case of a free black woman from Virginia and her children; she managed to escape an attempted kidnapping, but lost her children to the kidnapper. Also includes discussion of the society's lawsuit against Philip M. Topham of Rhode Island for slave trading.
nyhs_nyms_v-05_081 Mss Collection - BV Manumission Society - Volume 5
Slave tradeKidnapping
Topham, Philip M.
New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and Protecting Such of Them as Have Been, or May Be Liberated. Standing Committee
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