Meredith, J. (fl. 1846) [Receipt for $25 related to the manumission of Frederick Douglass]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07484.05 Author/Creator: Meredith, J. (fl. 1846) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note signed Date: 12 December 1846 Pagination: 1 p. ; 7.3 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy
Meredith received $25 from Hugh Auld, Frederick Douglass's former owner, for "professional service in relation to the manumission of his negro slave Frederick Baily [Douglass]." Written on a quarter sheet of paper.
Meredith was the lawyer hired by Walter Lowrie to review Douglass's manumission papers.
December 12th 1846. Received from Mr. Hugh Auld twenty five dollars, being my fee for professional service in relation to the manumission of this negro slave, Frederick Baily.
$25 J. Meredith
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