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[Deed of manumission by Frederick De Peyster]

Two-page deed of manumission by Frederick De Peyster, acting as executor for the deceased Samuel Hake of New York City, emancipating slave Phoebe Jackson. Signed by witnesses J. [John] Nitchie and Henry M. Fine, and made official by DeWitt Clinton.

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Two-page deed of manumission by Frederick De Peyster, acting as executor for the deceased Samuel Hake of New York City, emancipating slave Phoebe Jackson. Signed by witnesses J. [John] Nitchie and Henry M. Fine, and made official by DeWitt Clinton.
PID
islandora:131271
NYHS Identifier
nyhs_sc_b-06_f-04_005
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Member of
Slavery Collection| 1709-1864. Series VII| Legal Documents. Subseries 5| Deeds of manumission| 1782-1792| 1812
Genre
free papers
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Type
Text
Subject (Topical)
Slaves--Emancipation--New York (State)--New York
Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Slaves--New York (State)--New York
Subject (Name)
De Peyster, Frederic, 1796-1882
Hake, Samuel
Fine, Henry M.
Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828
Nitchie, John, 1783-1838
Jackson, Phoebe
Full Title
[Deed of manumission by Frederick De Peyster]
Contributor
Hake, Samuel
Fine, Henry M.
Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828
Nitchie, John, 1783-1838
Jackson, Phoebe
Creator
De Peyster, Frederic, 1796-1882
Date Created
1812-August-07
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