J. Nevett Steele and Mary Murray deed of manumission, 1846 December 4
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Summary
- Abstract:
- Collection comprises a deed of manumission for a "negro woman slave named Sophy and a negro girl named Sarah and a negro boy named Henry, children of said Sophy," former property of Sarah E. Murray of Anne Arundel County, Md., and then assigned to J. Nevett Steele of Baltimore, Maryland. The deed was signed and sealed by J. Nevett Steele and the administrator of Sarah E. Murray's personal estate, Mary Murray, then recorded in the [Howard?] District of Anne Arundel County on 1846 December 4. The deed was witnessed by Abner Neal and T.[Thomas] Hanson Belt.
- Extent:
- 1.0 Linear Foot (1 item)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11541
Background
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Collection comprises a deed of manumission for a "negro woman slave named Sophy and a negro girl named Sarah and a negro boy named Henry, children of said Sophy," former property of Sarah E. Murray of Anne Arundel County, Md., and then assigned to J. Nevett Steele of Baltimore, Maryland. The deed was signed and sealed by J. Nevett Steele and the administrator of Sarah E. Murray's personal estate, Mary Murray, then recorded in the [Howard?] District of Anne Arundel County on 1846 December 4. The deed was witnessed by Abner Neal and T.[Thomas] Hanson Belt. Sophy was 37 years old, Sarah was 13 years old, and Henry was 10 years old at the time.
- Acquisition information:
- The J. Nevett Steele and Mary Murray Deed of Manumission was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2015.
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Processed by Alice Poffinberger, October, 2017
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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- Subjects:
- African Americans -- Maryland
African American women -- Maryland
Slave records -- Maryland
Slaves -- Emancipation -- Maryland
Slavery -- Maryland -- History -- 19th century - Format:
- Deeds
- Names:
- Lisa Unger Baskin Collection (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture
Murray, Mary
Murray, Sarah E
Steele, J. Nevett
Neal, Abner
Belt, T. Hanson (Thomas Hanson)
Baskin, Lisa Unger
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J. Nevett Steele and Mary Murray Deed of Manumission, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.