Society of Friends records
These are documents relating to African Americans, as follows: a manumission signed by Sarah Pierpoint, Frederick County, Maryland, June 29, 1782 [missing]; an expense account of Friends who attended the Maryland Legislature with a "memorial relative to People of Colour," February 21, 1817...
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Collection: | Society of Friends Records |
Collection Number: | SC054 |
Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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Processing Information: When this collection was processed in 2020, the manumission signed by Sarah Pierpoint was discovered missing, and it is currently on search. Once it has been located, it will be returned to the collection, and this finding aid will be updated. |
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0.01 Linear feet ; 1 folder (5 items) |
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None. The collection is open for research. |
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These are documents relating to African Americans, as follows: a manumission signed by Sarah Pierpoint, Frederick County, Maryland, June 29, 1782 [missing]; an expense account of Friends who attended the Maryland Legislature with a "memorial relative to People of Colour," February 21, 1817; the last will and testament of Sifney Jones, wife of a slave, December 2, 1820; a letter from Joseph Bringhurst of Wilmington, Delaware, October 8, 1831, requesting help in sending goods to Solomon Bayley, a Black man who lived in an African colony; and a list of thirty emigrants sailing from Baltimore to Monrovia, Liberia, giving the age of each and noting that four died during the journey dated August 20, 1835. |