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Freedmen.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

American Missionary Association letter, 1866. : [manuscript]

 Collection
Identifier: RG4789
Scope and Contents

Papers date from 1866 and consist of one (1) handwritten letter and two (2) published pieces of literature. Collection is in good condition and has been housed in an acid free folder.

Papers detail the condition of Freedmen in the post-Civil War South. Letter describes one woman's work with Freedmen in Macon, GA with the American Missionary Association, and literature calls for supplies and donations to assist with education efforts throughout the South.

Dates: 1866

Manumissions for negroes London and Luce, 1773, 1774. : [manuscript]

 Collection
Identifier: RG0918
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of two (2) handwritten leaves, respectively dating from 1773 and 1774. Collection is in good condition and has been housed in an acid free folder.

Manumissions legalize the emancipation of two slaves, London and Luce, in Dartmouth, MA.

Dates: 1773, 1774