1822--Freedom for Fortune

Title: 1822--Freedom for Fortune
Date: 1822
Formatted date: 1822-01-01
Event type: Manumission
Description: The 1822 Will of Chichester Matthews mentions that Fortune was to be freed upon the death of his widow, Agnes, unless she should choose to emancipate him earlier. Fortune is not listed in the 1835 inventory, after Agnes' death. Agnes Matthews appears in the 1823 tax list with no enslaved people.
Participant: African American(s): Fortune; unknown, Fortune; Slave holder(s): Matthews, Agnes; Matthews, Chichester; Matthews, Agnes; Matthews, Chichester
Location: Boone County (Ky.)
Related resource: Matthews family
Bibliographic citation: Boone County Will Book B, page 395; Boone County Will Book C, page 319; Boone County Tax List, 1823
Source: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Bullittsburg Baptist Church; Minutes of the Proceedings of the Sand Run Church; Boone County Will Books; Boone County Tax List

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