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Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This handwritten document, dated August 20, 1861, certifies that Eliza Stanford, Elizabeth Lee, Ellen Rebecca Clark, Cornelius Clark, and his wife are all free persons of color and should be allowed unhindered passage over the railroad.

Publication Date

8-20-1860

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Freemen

Geographic Location

Washington, (D.C.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F153-2

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 4: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 153

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Document from Department of State Written by William H. Seward, August 20, 1861

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