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- GLC#
- GLC05490
- Type
- Documents
- Date
- December 21, 1785
- Author/Creator
- Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813
- Title
- [Manumission of mulatto slave Robert Cowley from the estate of Peter Randolph]
- Place Written
- Richmond, Virginia
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 23.1 cm, Width: 18.6 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- Creating a New Government
Signed and sealed in the presence of Beverly Randolph, Martha Randolph, and James Rim. Randolph purchases the slave, Robert Cowley, from Peter Randolph, deceased, with the intention of freeing the slave. Cowley purchased his freedom from Randolph for fifty pounds. Notes that Cowley is older than forty-five years. Document is a court copy.
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