Deed of manumission signed August Gamache and Catharina Ciders Gamache of Carondelet, St. Louis County, Missouri, March 14, 1854
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Identifier: D01367
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- Slaves and Slavery Collection | Deed of manumission signed August Gamache and Catharina Ciders Gamache of Carondelet, St. Louis County, Missouri, freeing a 12-year-old mulatto boy named William Ciders, the son of Louisa, deceased. Witnesses, Augustus A. Blumenthal and Matilda Emore. Includes a notation signed Augustus A. Blumenthal, March 14, 1854, stating that this deed of manumission "is a true copy of an original paper drawn up by me at the request of Auguste Gamache and Catharina Ciders Gamache. . . ." In this note he describes the scene when the document was written and mentions others in attendance: Frank Emore; a servant girl named Carolina; a daughter of Paul Robert; and his wife, Carolina Blumenthal. [accession number 57-0109], 1854 Mar 14
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