Sarah's Certificate of Freedom, 1810
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Title
Sarah's Certificate of Freedom, 1810
Subject
Slaves--Manumission; Slave-Women; Slavery and the church--Catholic Church; Master and Servant
Description
In 1810, the courts at Baltimore County certified the freedom of a woman named Sarah, who had previously been enslaved by the Rev. William Pasquet.
Her certificate of freedom describes her as 37 years old, with a yellow complexion, and five feet 3/4 inch tall. She was born in Cecil County, Maryland.
Pasquet was a French secular priest who was pastor and manager of Bohemia Plantation, in Cecil County Maryland from 1805 to 1815.
Her certificate of freedom describes her as 37 years old, with a yellow complexion, and five feet 3/4 inch tall. She was born in Cecil County, Maryland.
Pasquet was a French secular priest who was pastor and manager of Bohemia Plantation, in Cecil County Maryland from 1805 to 1815.
Creator
Maryland State Archives
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
17-09-1810
Contributor
Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Maryland State Archives
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
GSA427
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
9
|
162 |
24th august 1810 |
Negro Judy |
Adam Johnson |
24th august 1810 |
Black 5 feet 1 inches |
39 |
Hartford County |
|
163 |
16th September 1810 |
Negro Ben |
Rebecca Ridgdy |
15th Oct 1790 |
Dark 5 feet 4 ½ inches |
23 |
Balt City |
|
164 |
17th September 1810 |
Mulatto Sarah |
Wm Pasquet |
19th May 1810 |
Yellow 5 feet ¾ inches |
37 |
Cecil Count |
Files
Collection
Citation
Maryland State Archives , “Sarah's Certificate of Freedom, 1810,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 21, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/493.