Manumission & Freedom • 1,138 Records • Uploaded September 10, 2024
This source contains abstracts from the book Volume 3 Maryland Colonization Society Manumission Book 1832-1860 abstracted by Jerry M. Hynson. (E 185.86 H9). It contains abstracts from the Record of Manumissions Reported to the Board of State Colonization Managers by the Register of Wills and clerks of the Several Counties of Maryland 1832 which was found on microfilm MS 571 Reel 25 held at the former Maryland Historical Society, now the Maryland Center for History and Culture. Counties included are: Kent, Queen Anne, Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester, Somerset, and Worcester.
The primary aim of the colonization movement was to send free blacks out of the country. The Maryland Colonization Society attempted to find settlers for Liberia on the west coast of Africa. They maintained a record book in which manumissions throughout the state were recorded. Information recorded usually included the name and age of manumitted slaves, the name of grantor of freedom, any conditions attached and the date the manumission was recorded.
Keep in mind that the penmanship, spelling, and the condition of the original records that were microfilmed does increase the possibility for transcript errors. It also appears that some records may have been recorded more than once.
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