manumission
Example Sentences
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“It was a copy of, I think, her great great grandfather’s manumission papers.”
From Los Angeles Times
The real reason people were still in bondage when Union troops arrived is because of local leaders: The Texas Confederate constitution prohibited manumission.
From Washington Post
It was one of the largest manumissions of the pre-Civil War era.
From Washington Post
Nanette received manumission “because of the loyalty and constancy they have served me and my husband,” the records show.
From The New Yorker
When he was sworn in as lieutenant governor, he had his great-great-great-grandfather’s manumission papers in his pocket.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
