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Title
Sarah's Certificate of Freedom, 1810
Subject
Slaves--Manumission; Slave-Women; Slavery and the church--Catholic Church; Master and Servant
Description
In 1810, the courts at Baltimore County certified the freedom of a woman named Sarah, who had previously been enslaved by the Rev. William Pasquet.
Her certificate of freedom describes her as 37 years old, with a yellow complexion, and five feet 3/4 inch tall. She was born in Cecil County, Maryland.
Pasquet was a French secular priest who was pastor and manager of Bohemia Plantation, in Cecil County Maryland from 1805 to 1815.
Her certificate of freedom describes her as 37 years old, with a yellow complexion, and five feet 3/4 inch tall. She was born in Cecil County, Maryland.
Pasquet was a French secular priest who was pastor and manager of Bohemia Plantation, in Cecil County Maryland from 1805 to 1815.
Creator
Maryland State Archives
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
17-09-1810
Contributor
Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Maryland State Archives
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
GSA427
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URL
https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/493