Unknown [Manumission document]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: JB00034 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Type: Autograph document signed Date: Pagination: Order a Copy
A manumission notice that Barthelemy Campanel plans to emancipate Hanna a enslaved woman of about 60 years of age. The notice states that if anyone has an objection to this manumission they are to file the objection with the Parish Court within 40 days of the notice being posted. On the back of the notice is a statement by the parish court that no object has been made and as a result the seal of the court has been affixed.
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