Deed of Emancipation of Lizzie [Elizabeth Keckley] and Her Son George, Signed by Anne P. Garland, November 13, 1855
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- Title
- Deed of Emancipation of Lizzie [Elizabeth Keckley] and Her Son George, Signed by Anne P. Garland, November 13, 1855
- Description
- Frees 35-year-old Lizzie, the wife of James Keckley and known as "Garland's Lizzie," and her sixteen-year-old son George, known as "Garland's George."
- Creator
- Garland, Anne P.
- Subject
- Enslaved Persons
- Emancipation
- Slaveholders
- Slavery
- African Americans
- St. Louis History
- Black and African American History
- Black St. Louis History and Experience
- Date
- 1855-11-13
- Format
- Paper Materials
- Identifier
- D02705
- Medium
- Legal Documents, Item
- Source
- Missouri Historical Society, Photos and Prints Department
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