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Keller, Thomas, fl. 1837 [Deed of manumission for slave named Ester]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08564.01 Author/Creator: Keller, Thomas, fl. 1837 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 17 March 1837 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 15.3 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Keller stating, "I hereby emancipate & discharge from all obligation of service my slave named Ester aged about thirty nine years." Approved and certified by the St. Louis Circuit Court and signed by the clerk, John Ruland. With seal of the court. Docketed by clerk.

Keller, Thomas, fl. 1837

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