Record Detail
Back to Search| First Name: | Benjamin |
| Last Name: | Spratley |
| Gender: | Male |
| Reference Number: | UNL00004838 |
| Slaves owned by this person: | |
Document 2 of 2 related to this person
Record Date:
10/28/1783
Record Type:
Deed of emancipation
Record Call No.
Mss3 Su788 b 3
Record Title
Deed of manumission, 1783, issued by Benjamin Spratley, of Surry County, Va., for the emancipation of several African-American slaves.
Document Notes:
Spratley stipulated that the minor slaves were to remain in his custody until they reached adulthood. For the women that age would be 18 years, and for the men, 21 years.
County:
Surry
State:
VA
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