Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: https://lccn.loc.gov/sh85123327
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
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