Emancipation notice for enslaved people from Franklin County, AL

This is a newspaper notice for an application to "emancipate and set free" the following people: Dennis, 45; Frank, 45; Tempey, 28; Eustacia, 25; Mahala, 15; Celia, 9; Thurza, 7; Lewis, 12; Erasmus, 25; Dicey, 28 or 29; Joe, 8 or 9; Charlotte, 5 or 6; Martha, 3 or 4; George,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roffe, Lewis. Roffe, Oscar.
Format: Electronic
Published: Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
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Online Access:https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/970
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Summary:This is a newspaper notice for an application to "emancipate and set free" the following people: Dennis, 45; Frank, 45; Tempey, 28; Eustacia, 25; Mahala, 15; Celia, 9; Thurza, 7; Lewis, 12; Erasmus, 25; Dicey, 28 or 29; Joe, 8 or 9; Charlotte, 5 or 6; Martha, 3 or 4; George, 2; Jackson, 2 months; Naney, 7 or 8; Polly, 5 or 6; Fanny, 2 or 3; America, 18 or 20; Albert, 6 months.