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Language
English
Abstract
Five court documents from Frederick County, Maryland, and Jefferson County, Virginia, mostly regarding slavery and manumission.
They consist of: declaration by Christian Kemp of the removal of Negro Joseph from Berkeley County, Virginia to Frederick
County, Maryland (January 13, 1797); affidavit of Philip Coblentz affirming manumission of Negro Mathew, Frederick County,
Maryland (August 20, 1811); deed of bill of sale between William P. Craighill, William Little, Samuel Brown, and Samuel Swayne,
for land in Jefferson County, Virginia (1815-1816); affidavit of Sampson Delashmutt affirming children of Mary Swan(n) to
be free-born (July 25, 1822), and later statement by Delashmutt that Jacob Swan(n) is a free born son of Mary Swan(n) (October
19, 1822), both of Frederick County, Maryland; and a statement by Mary Swann of her manumission and affidavit of Sampson Delashmutt
affirming it, Frederick County, Maryland (December 9, 1829).
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Slaves and Slavery Legal Documents, A&M 2078, West Virginia and Regional
History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.