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Richard Allen manumission papers, 1780-1783
Images [1] and [2] are the front and back of manumission papers, declaring Richard Allen free from ownership by Stokeley Sturgis, a Delaware planter. The paper details a contract between Sturgis and Allen, in which Allen must purchase his freedom from Sturgis by paying him a yearly sum equivilent to...
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| Collection: | Pennsylvania Abolition Society papers (#0490) |
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| Date: | 1780-01-25, 1783-08-27 |
| Dimensions: | 20.5 x 32.5 cm 20.5 x 18 cm |
| Box Number: | Box S&T |
| Folder Number: | Folder R. Stuart - Stutson |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/13059 |
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Images [1] and [2] are the front and back of manumission papers, declaring Richard Allen free from ownership by Stokeley Sturgis, a Delaware planter. The paper details a contract between Sturgis and Allen, in which Allen must purchase his freedom from Sturgis by paying him a yearly sum equivilent to 12 pounds for five years, in the currency of Allen's choosing. The paper refers to Allen as "Richard Negro" and "the Negro named Richard." Images [3] and [4] are front and back of papers declaring Richard Allen "a free Negro man," so that he could travel abroad freely, also signed by Stokeley Sturgis. |
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