Deed of Emancipation Signed Polley Graves of St. Louis, January 22, 1853
- Title
- Deed of Emancipation Signed Polley Graves of St. Louis, January 22, 1853
- Description
- Frees her 35-year-old slave James Young. Graves frees her slave in consideration of $650. Witnesses, Lucien Carr and George Marshall. Includes statement of Lucien Carr and George Marshall, certifying this deed, recorded in the St. Louis Circuit Court by Michael S. Cerre, clerk.
- Creator
- Graves, Polley
- Subject
- Black and African American History
- Slaveholders
- Enslaved Persons
- Emancipation
- Slavery
- African Americans
- Date
- 1853-01-22
- Format
- Paper Materials
- Identifier
- 1853-01-22
- Medium
- Item, Legal Documents
- Source
- Missouri Historical Society, Photos and Prints Department
