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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09071 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Quaker Manumission |
| Date | 28 January 1777 |
| Author | Yeardley, Sarah (b. 1720) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | "I Sarah Yeardley Widow of the township of Lower Makefield in Bucks County & Province of Pennsylvania do hereby set free from bondage, my Negroe Man Named Daniel Cuffy aged about fifty five years..." Partially printed with manuscript accomplishment. |
| Subjects | Quaker Women's History Slavery Manumission |
| People | Yeardley, Sarah (b. 1720) Moon, James (fl. 1777) Stapler, Thomas (1724-1810) Cuffy, Daniel (fl. 1777) |
| Place written | Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Religion; Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |