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Meredith, J., fl. 1846 [Receipt for $25 related to the manumission of Frederick Douglass]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07484.05 Author/Creator: Meredith, J., fl. 1846 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note signed Date: 12 December 1846 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 7.3 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Meredith received $25 from Hugh Auld, Frederick Douglass's former owner, for "professional service in relation to the manumission of his negro slave Frederick Baily [Douglass]." Written on a quarter sheet of paper.

Meredith, J., fl. 1846
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Auld, Hugh, 1799-1861

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