Lot 3013
Certificate of Manumission, 1845 manuscript document headed Galena, Ill. certifying that the bearer, one "Victoria Barbeau otherwise known as Mary Gray, a mulatto woman…and her son named Augustus…are free persons", it goes on to list her service record and ends with "…this certificate is given to her to prevent molestation or interruption as a supposed slave or person bound to service. (signed) Chas. S. Hempstead". Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
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| Realized $550 |
