| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Butler | 28 | Male | grantee |
Certificate of freedom was recorded on 3 July 182 I. District of Columbia, Washington Co., George Town: Certificate states that evidence has been shown that Joseph Butler age 28, with a dark complexion and a large wart on his breast, "is a free man having been born of a free mother." The certificate continues "he has uniformly the character of honesty, sobriety and industry, and as such [is] entitled to all the privileges of a freeman. All good citizens are, therefore, requested to suffer him to pass and repass and about all lawful matters without Molestation." Signed on 23 May 1821 by Bernard Spalding, Justice of the Peace.
