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Manuscript document of emancipation for Betsey Simons
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- June 24, 1793 (Creation)
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"Manuscript Document of Empancipation. Halifax County, VA, 24 June 1793. One page, oblong 8vo 5 3/4 x 7 3/4. Slightly trimmed almong the bottom edge with the loss of a signature or official mark. The document gives freedom to a 14-year-old girl named Betsey Simons. No reason is given by Beverly Milnez, the former slave owner, for this somewhat unusual act of granting freedom to a fourteen-year-old child. Perhaps, other family members were already free, and this act completed the process. Interestingly, the former owner left her mark and not a signature." -Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books and Prints