1840--Freedom for Clarissa
Item
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Title
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1840--Freedom for Clarissa
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Date
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1840
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Formatted date
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1840-04-15
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Event type
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Manumission
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Description
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Emancipated by the 1840 will of Peggy Bates, probate 1845, whose estate was to be divided amongst eleven enslaved people. Guardian John H. Moore was assigned to Clarissa.
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Participant
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African American(s): Clarissa; Martha; Urial; James Merian; Henry
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unknown, Clarissa [4]
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Slave holder(s): Graves, Peggy
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White, Peggy
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Other participant(s): Moore, John H.
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Bibliographic citation
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Boone County Will Book D, page 528
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Boone County Will Book E, page 104
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Boone County Will Book F, page 324