Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: https://lccn.loc.gov/sh85123327
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Robert B. McAfee Letter of Emancipation, 1813 March 2
File — Box 4250.001, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a letter by Robert B. McAfee dated March 2, 1813, freeing an enslaved person named Cornelius "from all claims from me & my heirs and he is hence forth to be & act as a free man." The letter was witnessed by James Campbell. The annotation states that it was recorded at the May sitting of the Mercer County Court, attested by John Jethen.
Dates:
1813 March 2
William Richardson Last Will and Testament, 1839 July 31
File — Box 4250.001, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Richardson's last will and testament, dated July 31, 1838, which was witnessed by Richard A. Buckner, George W. Towles, Eliza Buckner, and Joshua L. Brents. The will is twelve pages long. It covers furniture, horses, saddles, house, lands, liquid assets, livestock, and enslaved persons. Some of the latter he freed, and over the remainder he set conditions by which his wife and heirs had to abide, including not selling those individuals to cover debts or moving them...
Dates:
1839 July 31