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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Corporate Author: Society of Friends (Creator)
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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110 2 |a Society of Friends  |e creator 
245 1 |a Society of Friends records  |f 1782 - 1835 
300 |a 0.01 Linear feet  |f ; 1 folder (5 items) 
500 |a 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. 
506 |a None. The collection is open for research. 
520 |a 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. 
524 8 |a Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Society of Friends records (SC054), Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 
541 1 |a Purchased, 1973. Accession number M73-09. 
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
650 0 |a Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies. 
650 7 |a Slavery--United States--18th century.  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Society of Friends--History.  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Society of Friends Records  |c SC054 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/s/SocietyofFriendsSC054.html