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Berry, Mrs Dennis, Freedom certificate Mrs. Dennis Berry Freedom certificate MSS 16218

Mrs. Dennis Berry Freedom certificate MSS 16218


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Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/

Ellen Welch

Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Identification
MSS 16218
Title
Mrs. Dennis Berry Freedom certificate 1825
URL:
https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/341
Quantity
0.03 Cubic Feet, One folder in a document box BW 9.
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16218, Mrs. Dennis Berry Freedom certificate, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Jerry Showalter by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on September 21, 2016.

Scope and Contents

Mrs. Dennis Berry Freedom certificate, Shenandoah County, dated 1825, consists of 0.03 cubic feet and is a handwritten statement made before a justice of the peace, stating that Samuel Few has made an oath that he has been a long time acquaintance of the wife of Dennis Berry and that to his knowledge she is a free women, and is signed by Sam Woodstock.