George W. Morrison document of manumission to Ann Hart
Scope and Content Note
One handwritten document from George W. Morrison, a former U.S. Representative (D-New Hampshire), written February 16, 1861, freeing Ann Hart from slavery, effective April 6, 1863, and signed by Justices of the Peace Wm. P. Veach and Jms. Bradford.
Dates
- Creation: 1861 February 16
Creator
- Morrison, George Washington, 1809-1888 (Person)
- Bradford, James (Person)
- Veach, William P. (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open for research.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/
Biographical Notes
George W. Morrison was a resident of New Castle Hundred, County of New Castle, Delaware.
Ann Hart was Morrison's slave.
Wm. P. Veach and Jms. Bradford were Justices of the Peace for New Castle County, Delaware.
Information derived from manuscript document.
Extent
1 item (1 page)
Abstract
One handwritten document from George W. Morrison, a former U.S. Representative (D-New Hampshire), written February 16, 1861, freeing Ann Hart from slavery, effective April 6, 1863, and signed by Justices of the Peace Wm. P. Veach and Jms. Bradford.
Source
Purchase, December 2007.
Shelving Summary
Box 7, F0167: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes
Processing
Processed and encoded by Anita Wellner, January 2008. Further encoding by Tiffany Saulter, March and August 2015.
Subject
- Hart, Ann (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for George W. Morrison document of manumission to Ann Hart
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2008 January 10
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository