Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
---|---|---|---|---|
President of George Town College Benedict Fenwick | grantor | |||
Jane Smith | enslaved |
Manumission was recorded on 4 May 1818. Benedict Fenwick, President of George Town College, for divers good causes and considerations, sets free Jane Smith, fomerly of Virginia, a black woman between 5' and 6" high and middle age. Signed on 2[6] April 1818 by Benedict Fenwick, President of George Town College, Washington Co., District of Columbia. In the left margin of the handwritten Liber the following is written: "Exd [Examined] and delivered to Negro Jane July 2th 1818 paid"