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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02448.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Abolitionists collection: letters and documents |
| Title | Manumission of a slave |
| Date | 1 August 1791 - 2 January 1792 |
| Author | Carter, Robert (1728-1804) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Appears to be a copy dated 2 January 1792, of a document written on 1 August 1791. Note at bottom signed by Thomas Edwards on 2 January 1792 says "An extract from the Deed recorded in the Northumberland District Court." Document says that Carter was using the 1782 Virginia emancipation act to "emancipate from slavery Sampson at Aquarius in Frederick County aged twenty one years." |
| Subjects | African American History Emancipation Manumission Slavery Law US Constitution Religion |
| Place written | Westmoreland County, Virginia |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | In 1791, Robert Carter III, a wealthy slave owner with over a dozen plantations on 78,000 acres of land, declared that he believed slavery was contrary to the principles of the Constitution of the United States and his religious beliefs. He began a process to emancipate his 500 slaves in 1791, which was completed after his death in 1804. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |