Madison, Lewis. Certificate of freedman Jim Allen

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Madison, Lewis. Certificate of freedman Jim Allen, 1841 March 5. 1 item. Location: Misc:M. Justice of the Peace for Jefferson County, Kentucky. Jim Allen was a freedman. Certificate attesting that Jim Allen was held in the Jefferson County jail as a runaway slave from November 1839-February 1840. The document certifies that Allen had been held and discharged from a New Orleans jail in August 1839, having 'free papers.' The certificate is addressed to B. Bryan, jailor, in Baton Rouge, where Allen's freedman status was verified again. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3659.

Manuscript Number

Mss. 3659

Manuscript Topic

New Orleans to 1861

Baton Rouge

African Americans

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Manuscript Collections

Year

1841

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