| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Ratcliff | grantor | |||
| Frank | 25 | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved |
Manumission was recorded on l O June 1811. Joseph Ratcliff of Washington Co. in the District of Columbia, for $1.00, frees a Negro man named Frank age 25 years on Christmas 18IO. Frank is 5'4" tall and has a scar under his left eye, and is "to be henceforth free." Signed on 24 May 1811 by Joseph Ratcliff. In the left margin of the handwritten Liber the following is written: "Examined and Delivered to Negro Frank July 31st 1811"
