| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Peter | grantor | |||
| Mary Brumley | grantor | |||
| James S. Anthony | grantor | |||
| Maria | 22 | Black ("negro") | Female | grantee |
Maria: Certificate of emancipation was recorded on 20 May 1816. [First document] Thomas Peter and Mary Brumley, both of Washington Co. in the District of Columbia, for $300, frees "our Negro woman Maria being 22 [years old]." Signed on 9 April 1816 by Mary Brumley and Thomas Peter. [Second document] Articles of agreement for the liberation of Negro Maria, was recorded on 8 October 1816. Articles of agreement made l May 1815 between Thomas Peter and Mary Brumley of one part and James L. Anthony of the other part. Mary Brumley acknowledges the receipt of $100, and that the other $200 is to be paid in March 1816. When the last $200 is paid then Thomas Peter and Mary Brumley "will by proper and lawful means ... set free and forever discharge from slavery Negro Maria being of the age of 21 years." They also agree that "during the interval between this signing of these articles and the payment of the $200, that Maria may keep to her own use any money she gets from her labors." In addition, they agree that "any children which Maria may have during this time shall be considered free." Signed by Thomas Peter, Mary Brumley and James L. Anthony. [Third document] On 3 April 1816, $200 was received from James L. Anthony. Signed by Mary Brumley. [Compiler's note #I: James L. Anthony may be Maria's employer, and he appears to be facilitating her emancipation.] [Compiler's note #2: The Thomas Peter mentioned here is likely the same person who married Martha Custis, the granddaughter of Martha Washington and the step-daughter of George Washington. Thomas and Martha Peter built Tudor Place in Georgetown in 1805 and their descendents lived there until 1983. It is now open to the public. Readers may want to check the Tudor Place website (tudorplace.org) and make contact with the organization regarding any history it might have regarding any enslaved persons that lived/worked there.]
