Deed of manumission signed Walker D. Shumate, agent of the Missouri State Colonization Society and of St. Louis County, Missouri, freeing the following slaves: 43-year-old Negro named Philip; 40-year-old Jemima; 19-year-old Amanda; 14-year-old Jane; 9-year-old Mary; 5-year-old Elvira; and 3-year-old Eveline. Witnesses, William C. Jamison and Geo. W. Cline. Includes acknowledgment of the deed by Walker D. Shumate, recorded in the St. Louis Circuit Court by William J. Hammond, clerk, April 29, 1856. [gift of Dr. A.H. Conrad, St. Louis, March 20, 1952], 1856 Apr 29

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Identifier: D01340

Staff Only

Deed of manumission signed Walker D. Shumate, agent of the Missouri State Colonization Society and of St. Louis County, Missouri, April 29, 1856

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.