Deed of manumission signed Walker D. Shumate, agent of the Missouri State Colonization Society and of St. Louis County, Missouri, April 29, 1856
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Identifier: D01340
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- Slaves and Slavery Collection | 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
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