A Guide to America Wood Freedom Certificate, 1853
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 21096b
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Preferred Citation
America Wood Freedom Certificate, 1853. Accession 21096b, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 25 February 1936.
Biographical/Historical Information
America Wood was the daughter of Mary Shelton.
Scope and Content Information
Certificate, dated 3 October 1853, stating that America Wood of Albemarle County, "a woman of color," produced evidence that she was born free. She is noted as the daughter of Mary Shelton, whose mother was born free "previous to 1806."