Keller, Thomas, fl. 1837 [Deed of manumission for slave named Ester]

GLC08564.01

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GLC#
GLC08564.01-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
March 17, 1837
Author/Creator
Keller, Thomas, fl. 1837
Title
[Deed of manumission for slave named Ester]
Place Written
St. Louis, Missouri
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 15.3 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Signed by Keller stating, "I hereby emancipate & discharge from all obligation of service my slave named Ester aged about thirty nine years." Approved and certified by the St. Louis Circuit Court and signed by the clerk, John Ruland. With seal of the court. Docketed by clerk.

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