| 单词 | manumission |
| 例句 | This whispering about freedom, about runaways, about manumission, went on every night, in windowless slave cabins all over the South. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Onto a ship. They chased him off the shore. And here’s this: He threats manumission for all loyal slaves.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Free blacks carried proof of manumission or risked being conveyed into the clutches of slavery; sometimes they were smuggled to the auction block anyway. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z While this was sometimes done while the master still lived, manumission of slaves was more commonly a feature of wills. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Garner passed, Caesar and his family mourned and tended to the farm, awaiting official word of their manumission. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Nanette received manumission “because of the loyalty and constancy they have served me and my husband,” the records show. Who Stays Gone, and Who Can Afford to Return 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z As a stream on the screen, it allows replays, and that means the chance to double-check Miranda’s polysyllabic wizardry: “A bunch of revolutionary manumission abolitionists/Give me a position, show me where the ammunition is.” Debating ‘Hamilton’ as It Shifts From Stage to Screen 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Rankin writes, also underlining his use of the phrase "the manumission of dreams". Book auction to shine light on the secrets of quidditch 2013-05-17T21:30:48Z He remembered his mother keeping her grandmother’s slavery manumission papers in her top drawer. On Slavery’s Doorstep in Ghana 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z "I'd obviously found the word manumission somewhere and was keen to shoehorn it into my book — no real idea what this phrase means." Book auction to shine light on the secrets of quidditch 2013-05-17T21:30:48Z As Robin Kravitz, a historian at Delaware State University, put it: “The Quakers started their manumission processes by the American Revolution. So these abolitionist connections run deep through families in this area.” Harriet Tubman’s Path to Freedom 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z The Knights, like the Ottomans, were enthusiastic slavers, taking possession of those captured in battle; archive documents detail purchase prices and terms of manumission. Beneath Malta’s Beauty, a Tangled History 2013-12-06T18:20:39Z In 1782, Virginia passed a law on manumission, which allowed the emancipation of slaves at any time, not just at death. What gets declassified? 2012-05-31T21:09:00Z The question has lingered around the edges of the pop-culture ascendancy of Alexander Hamilton: Did the 10-dollar founding father, celebrated in the musical “Hamilton” as a “revolutionary manumission abolitionist,” actually own slaves? Alexander Hamilton, Enslaver? New Research Says Yes 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z “A bunch of revolutionary manumission abolitionists / Give me a position, show me where the ammunition is,” a defiant Hamilton raps. No ‘Hamilton’ tickets? This behind-the-scenes book may ease the fear of missing out 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z The freeing of enslaved people through manumission was an expected practice in Rome, though the rate at which it occurred is difficult to assess. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The transition in the Upper South to the staple crop of wheat, which did not require large numbers of enslaved laborers to produce, also spurred manumissions. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Cascading from the table’s edge is a manumission document releasing a family named Moore from chattel slavery as burning incense and a nearby plate of water quietly consecrate the sober scene. Review: Five pandemic-postponed art shows worth seeing right now 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Most legislatures eventually regretted the relaxed manumission laws of the late eighteenth century and took steps to reduce or tightly control the free black population. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z But it further tightened protections for enslavers, limiting taxes on enslaved people and prohibiting manumission. He helped rewrite Virginia’s constitution to guarantee Black voting rights — ‘a blessing’ 50 years ago 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Following these violent conflicts, there seems to have been some effort by Rome to avoid future revolts, as seen in the laws of Augustus that controlled the practice of manumission. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Beginning in the early nineteenth century, southern states increasingly made manumission illegal. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z So for the last 20 years, Haley has been scouring newspaper articles, census records, newspaper ads for runaway slaves, manumission deeds, coroner reports and other documents hoping to come across that missing piece. Historians seek out Black Americans who built State House 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z In most of these cases, a free person had purchased his or her spouse or children and held them as slaves because manumission was impossible. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z “It was a copy of, I think, her great great grandfather’s manumission papers.” Commentary: Goodbye, guy on a horse. A new wave of monument design is changing how we honor history 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z It was one of the largest manumissions of the pre-Civil War era. Ohio small towns see something missing for decades: Protests 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Private manumissions, by which slaveholders freed the enslaved, provided one pathway from bondage. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z They found a manumission deed dated April 10, 1804 that named Moses along with six other freed slaves. Historians seek out Black Americans who built State House 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Southern states banned voluntary manumissions and gradual abolition laws did not extend below Pennsylvania, but African Americans did not relax their struggles. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t seem to match the joyous occasion of mankind’s manumission to use the greeting to poke at someone else. Dems announce two impeachment charges 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z When he was sworn in as lieutenant governor, he had his great-great-great-grandfather’s manumission papers in his pocket. Opinion | Virginia’s leaders are hunkering down. Investigate them all. 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The Virginia legislature was already in the process of revising the state constitution, and some delegates advocated for an easier manumission process. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z A descendant of slaves, he carried a copy of his ancestor’s manumission papers with him as he was sworn in. Virginia scandal could push newcomer into governor’s office 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Other states passed similar laws and limited manumission powers to the courts or the legislature itself. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Jefferson treated Hemings with special regard, including manumission of some of her relatives. Opinion | Don’t judge Thomas Jefferson by 21st-century standards 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z It was a copy of the manumission document of their ancestor, Simon Fairfax — born into slavery but emancipated by this handwritten deed on June 5, 1798. Poised to make history, Justin Fairfax got a powerful reminder of his own heritage 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z Tucked in his jacket pocket when he was sworn in as lieutenant governor on Jan. 13 was the manumission document that freed his enslaved ancestors in 1798. Virginia’s only black statewide officeholder bows out of Stonewall Jackson tribute 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z To his friend, French social reformer the Duc de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, Jefferson confided that he envisaged eventual manumission to entail "exporting to a distance the whole black race". Should Washington and Jefferson monuments come down? - BBC News 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Local societies to promote voluntary manumission dotted the region through the 1820s and support grew for the American Colonization Society. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z There were, among many other things, land deeds, records of the sale of horses and cows, and the manumission papers, which span the years 1781 to 1858. Lost slave freedom papers tell of the tortuous paths out of bondage 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z In the deed section of the Fairfax County courthouse, she found the manumission document just two days before inauguration. Poised to make history, Justin Fairfax got a powerful reminder of his own heritage 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z In fact, Washington and Madison also owned slaves, while Hamilton bought and sold slaves for his wife’s family, and was inconsistent in regards to manumission. Why Hamilton is making musical history 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z She asked Mr. DeGioia to issue a declaration of posthumous manumission, granting the slaves their freedom. Intent on a Reckoning With Georgetown’s Slavery-Stained Past 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Virginia changed its laws to permit manumission, or the voluntary release of slaves, in 1782, and by 1790, all the southern states but South Carolina had followed suit. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Many manumission laws discouraged masters from freeing slaves who couldn’t take care of themselves. Lost slave freedom papers tell of the tortuous paths out of bondage 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z The museum will display deeds of manumission, deeding slaves free from Quakers who settled Lynchburg. Lynchburg Museum exhibit explores the slave trade 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z Miranda’s lyrics are dizzying: he rhymes Socrates with mediocrities, before linking manumission, abolition and ammunition. Why Hamilton is making musical history 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z In effect, the enslaved paid part of the bill for their own manumission. The history of British slave ownership has been buried: now its scale can be revealed 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Some slight restrictions were, however, imposed upon the use of torture in trials; some slight additional facilities of manumission were given, and some very atrocious enactments made to prevent slaves accusing their masters. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Unsure what manumission was, he looked it up. Lost slave freedom papers tell of the tortuous paths out of bondage 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z In consequence of this system, manumission was often the interest of the master. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Do not ask how much of manumission is endurable, but how much the nature of justice and good will allows you which bids you spare even captives and persons bought with a price. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z A record was to be kept of all slaves belonging to masters within the respective circuits and further records of their manumissions. The History of the Negro Church 2012-02-24T03:00:22.860Z The polygonal terrace wall at the back, on being cleared, proves to be covered with inscriptions, most of them concerning the manumission of slaves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z They deal almost exclusively with the case of a feoffment made by the lord to a villain and his heirs, and give the feoffee an action only on the ground of implied manumission. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z During this year regulations were made respecting the manumission of slaves. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z If manumission is actually or virtually forbidden, he may take his slaves into a Free State; and, by such act alone, they become freemen. Slavery and the Constitution 2012-02-01T03:00:13.957Z Upon discharging the debt he obtained for himself and family a certificate of manumission and was free in 1784 to begin his work as a preacher. The History of the Negro Church 2012-02-24T03:00:22.860Z "The silent harp, which on the osiers hung, Again was tuned, and manumission sung; Away by hope the clouds of fear were driven, And music breathed my gratitude to Heaven." The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z As to direct manumission, its usual mode was the grant of a charter by which the lord renounced all rights as to the person of his villain. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The introduction of Christianity was immediately followed by the manumission of all slaves throughout the islands. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z This decrease, whatever it may really be, has not been owing to manumissions. Slavery and the Constitution 2012-02-01T03:00:13.957Z He quoted a decision of Judge Gaston, of North Carolina, that free negroes born in that state were citizens of the state and that slaves manumitted there became citizens by the fact of manumission. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z The law discouraged manumission, and frowned upon the increase of freedmen. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z A trait which goes further than the accepted law in the direction of slavery is the difficulties which are put by Glanville in the way of manumission. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The number of slaves in Danish colonies was at all times very small, and their manumission consequently more easy. 443Nevertheless the mode adopted in getting rid of the evil is deserving of attention and imitation. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z It provided for the ultimate emancipation of all slaves born after 1850 and the manumission of existing slaves on full payment to willing owners. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z The ceremony of manumission was curious, and comprised so many indignities done to the slave, that, although free, he could not have been very easy under the process. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z His manumission comes mercifully in many ways, long before the expiration of twenty years—the sacrifice may need a victim; he may starve; he may fall sick and be cast out in the bush. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z His statement practically amounts to a denial of the possibility of manumission, and such a denial we cannot accept. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z And in that kiss of love was won Life's manumission. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z It is clear from these words that Paul did not anticipate the manumission of Onesimus. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z The clergy recommended the manumission of slaves as a meritorious deed; the ceremony was often performed at the altar of a church, and records of such acts are recorded in the missal-books of minsters. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z A month afterwards this miserable slave of the priest and the plotter at last obtained his manumission. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z The villain fails in his assize and there has been no manumission, still it seems admitted that in this case the villain has acquired liberum tenementum by the lord's act. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z We therefore resolve, at all times, to use our utmost endeavors for the manumission of our slaves in this Colony, upon the most safe and equitable footing for the masters and themselves.” The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z “I have come to bring the price of one who was your slave, but desires manumission,” she said calmly, offering the bag of money to the pontiff. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z No power can reproach the Venetians with having acquired their liberty by revolt; none can say to them, I have freed you—here is the diploma of your manumission. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z As early as 1816 a manumission society was formed in Tennessee, whose object was the gradual emancipation of the slaves under a system of healthy and judicious State legislation. History of American Abolitionism 2011-03-28T02:00:23.663Z The foundation of canon law being laid, its development upon the manumission of the Church was rapid.10 8. The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law 2011-03-14T03:01:02.587Z The purchase and manumission of slaves in the District of Columbia, or the removal of the seat of government to free territory.” The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z The other charges that affected Italy were the 5% duty on manumissions, and customs dues on seaborne imports. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z In the Spanish countries under the more liberal manumission laws a very much higher proportion of free people of color existed from the very earliest times. Papers of the American Negro Academy. (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 18-19.) 2011-02-23T03:00:31.787Z The Meeting directs that the sum of 30/ be raised for the payment of a book purchased for the purpose of Recording manumissions. Dorothy Payne, Quakeress A Side-Light upon the Career of 'Dolly' Madison 2010-12-20T17:12:10.847Z And it is probable that births among the slave class hardly sufficed to maintain its numbers against the depletion caused by mortality and manumission. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Then the archbishop read a writing of manumission. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) We refer to the manumission of the slaves. Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future After the tremendous insurrection of the villeins in 1382 a parliament was convened to advise about repealing the charters of general manumission, extorted from the king by the pressure of circumstances. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 "If I thought I should, I would almost regret thy manumission; for believe me, Callirhoë, I have need of true friends, and thou, I think, wilt be a faithful one." Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs Frequent manumissions were swelling the freedman class to enormous dimensions. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius If something is not done by the government, slavery will continue; for a successful insurrection of slaves in Cuba is impossible, and manumissions do not gain upon the births and importations. To Cuba and Back But there was this grave restraint upon bad temper,—that the loss of any member, and even of the tooth of a slave, involved his instant manumission. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus I cannot presume to conjecture in what degree voluntary manumission is to be reckoned among the means that contributed to the abolition of villenage. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 These islands will inevitably become ours, to hold, to develop, to control, and to give their people an opportunity to attain civilization, prosperity, and political manumission which they have never yet possessed. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Some of the colonies passed laws against indiscriminate manumissions, and these were declaimed against as tyranny. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The serfs, men and women, are without rights, and are valued as chattels, though manumission or absolute liberation is possible. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Before his return a sum of �150 was raised by subscription to secure his legal manumission, thus relieving him from the fear of being returned to slavery in pursuance of the Fugitive Slave Law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" And when these had lasted a considerable time in any manor, the villenage of the latter, without any manumission, would have expired by desuetude. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 As time went on the number of slaves steadily diminished, in part because of the cessation of continual foreign wars after the time of Augustus, in part because of the great increase of manumissions. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. If manumissions could be given by the mere stroke of a pen, many a poor sick or broken-down creature would have been cast adrift to become a burden upon the community. The West Indies and the Spanish Main This extract showed that the scheme did not prevent manumission, but had tended gradually to increase its amount. Discussion on American Slavery "You are growing too bold since your manumission." The Scarlet Banner But, perhaps, an entry of his tenure on the court-roll, with a copy given to himself, would operate of itself, in construction of law, as a manumission. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The result of these wholesale manumissions was a tremendous increase in the freedmen class. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. The rising tide of industrial revolution represented a climax of centuries of grievance; and when the revolt did come, it was as a demand for the manumission of property held in villanage. Women of England He had several times been publicly referred to in this country, as having shown the sincerity of his principles in the manumission of his own slaves. Discussion on American Slavery In 1723 an act was passed, prohibiting the manumission of slaves, upon any pretence whatsoever, except for meritorious services, to be adjudged, and allowed by the governor and council. Dissertation on Slavery With a Proposal for the Gradual Abolition of it, in the State of Virginia Instances of the manumission of villains or slaves by charter may be found in Hickes, Diss. The Lay of Havelok the Dane This is the greatest inheritance from your father—the manumission which accompanied him at all times. Sónnica Shame shuffles the sum out of sight—for it was not sufficient to have bought the manumission of an old negro slave. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Throughout the report the same current of events was referred to; and they were found to be everywhere the same as to the effects of the colonial scheme on the manumission of slaves. Discussion on American Slavery The number of manumissions under such restrictions must necessarily have been very few. Dissertation on Slavery With a Proposal for the Gradual Abolition of it, in the State of Virginia We have made all freed men in general become citizens of Rome, regarding neither the age of the manumitted, nor the manumittor, nor the ancient forms of manumission. Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford December Term, 1856. He seems to be convinced that the proper result of the conflict is the manumission of the slave, and he may be safely regarded in this respect as a representative man of the State. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War This of itself was satisfactory, and therefore the commissioner had no right to admit in evidence the very deed of manumission granted by the father to the slave. A Letter to the Hon. Samuel Eliot, Representative in Congress From the City of Boston, In Reply to His Apology For Voting For the Fugitive Slave Bill. Yes, Northern bayonets would give that slave a speedy manumission from his galling yoke, by sending him in his gore, where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest. Discussion on American Slavery Thus he is forced to refrain from manumission, and not only so, but against all his benevolent inclinations, he is forced to co-operate with his fellow-citizens in sustaining the present system of slavery. Thoughts on African Colonization If I were to give you freedom, I should defraud my creditors; the manumission would be certainly annulled; you would be still a slave, and I a criminal.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) I carried the manumission home to my sorrowing Mary. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative Gladiatorial shows were suppressed, and laws permitting the freer manumission of slaves were passed. History of Human Society Much of what Mr. Henson says about the manumission of slaves by some of the mediaeval clergy is unquestionably true. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) In this manner, thousands are led to look upon slavery as a benevolent system, and to deprecate the manumission of its victims. Thoughts on African Colonization In 1778 Virginia became the first state to prohibit the importation of slaves, and in 1782 passed a liberal manumission law permitting masters to free their slaves without special legislative act. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 During his stay at St. Christopher's he had free servants, or, if he hired slaves, obtained their manumission. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice An unwillingness to separate parents and children, husbands and wives, induced Washington to postpone the manumission of his own slaves. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans Clerical manumission of slaves in mediaeval times was therefore no novelty. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) The act also prohibits manumission, without an immediate removal from the State. Thoughts on African Colonization Another manumission in 1779 is recorded, but it was doubtless in the case of a new resident of the Hill, for it is recorded without signs of the joy exhibited in the freedom of Philips. Quaker Hill A Sociological Study Charters of manumission were drawn out and sealed, and a great part of the insurgents returned contentedly home. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII If a free colored person remain in Virginia twelve months after his manumission, he can be sold by the overseers of the poor for the benefit of the literary fund! An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans As the work of manumission proceeded, the elements of slavery expansion were multiplied. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject It proved to be the “free papers” of Aurore the Quadroon—the certificate of her manumission—regularly signed and attested by her master, Auguste Besançon, and left by him in his will. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West In manacle and manumission we read the story of human slavery and freedom. The World I Live In When Parliament met it directed that the charters of manumission should be cancelled. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII By the Virginia laws, an emancipated negro, more than twenty-one years old, is liable to be again reduced to slavery, if he remain in the State more than twelve months after his manumission. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans Even the manumission of a slave required official sanction. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era At the head of forty thousand horse he published proclamations, revoking the charters of manumission which he had granted, commanding the villeins to perform their usual services, and prohibiting illegal assemblies and associations. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 The third manumission thus gave to the son and slave his freedom. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" In his politics, he says his three hobby-horses are the alliance between France and the United States, the union of the latter, and the manumission of the slaves. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader Why did Jefferson so earnestly, and so very humbly request the Legislature of Virginia to ratify the manumission of his five favorite slaves? An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans Restrictions were placed on the manumission of slaves. Ancient States and Empires But your allowance—and, in that, our all Is comprehended; it being known, nor we, Nor even the comedy itself is free, Without your manumission. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 Greek legend made him a Getan slave of Pythagoras, who on manumission went home, became priest of the chief deity of the Getae, and taught the Pythagorean doctrine of the immortality of the soul. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura At the beginning and end are manumissions of serfs from whose names about two hundred Cornish words may be gathered. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature He alludes to the Roman mode of manumission, or setting the slaves at liberty. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes If this measure seems slow in securing total manumission and colonization, it would be progressive and certain. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Edict of Constantine granting the privilege of manumission to take place in churches. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Lamb's time, after his manumission from India-House, seems to have hung rather heavily upon his hands. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 Virginia in 1782 passed a law by which manumission of slaves, which before had required special legislative permission, might be given at the will of the master. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement Then, in a jesting tone, thus spoke the mighty majesty of the prince: “You have not profited much; your labour is all in vain; manumission stands at a much higher price with me.” The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes Mr. EWING:—If we do any thing of this kind, perhaps we had better say that if the owner accepts compensation for his slave, he shall execute a deed of manumission. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 The following is a letter of manumission addressed apparently to a man and his wife. A Source Book for Ancient Church History She forced slavery here, and then commenced and inflamed here the anti-slavery agitation, assailing the Constitution and the Union, arresting the progress of manumission in the Border States, and finally culminating in the rebellion. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy For the next ten years manumission went on at the rate of 8000 a year. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement He appointed a military commission, whose business it was to hear evidence and to issue personal deeds of the manumission of slaves. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 Slaves could pursue any trade which they knew, paying a stipulated sum to their owners, and could thus buy their manumission. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals His confidential negro servant, Saad, known as the Devil, was born and bred a slave, obtained manumission, and has wandered as far afield as Russia and Gibraltar. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure The Assembly of Virginia then passed an act permitting the manumission of slaves. Anti-Slavery Opinions before the Year 1800 Read before the Cincinnati Literary Club, November 16, 1872 During this sojourn in the Free States I induced him to give me a deed of manumission; but on our return to New Orleans he obtained it from me and destroyed it. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive Thereafter sales, advertisements for auctions, rewards for runaway slaves, bequests of slaves, &c., are very common and there were some manumissions. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 The Franks had a peculiar ceremony of manumission. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals He had been no Old Bailey lawyer, devoting himself to the manumission of murderers, or the security of the swindling world in general. Orley Farm A register of manumissions kept by the acting committee. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 If you can't stand it there—and I know you can't—I will give you papers of manumission and money to take you to Richmond. Hubert's Wife A Story for You It only sought to colonize on the West Coast of Africa all Negroes who could secure legal manumission. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Nevertheless the church favored manumission and took charge of the ceremony. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals It is true that many persons were still legally serfs, and occasionally the fact of their serfdom was asserted in the courts or inferred by granting them manumission. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England The society preserve a register—and all manumissions are matter of record in the county courts. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 "Here, China, this is probably the last present I shall ever make you," handing to her a portmonnaie containing a few pieces of silver and gold, as also the invaluable papers of manumission. Hubert's Wife A Story for You In these days he haunted the avenues like a spirit, brooding on his injuries, pondering the means of a retaliation; there were no hours of manumission in the inn; the reed was still. Doom Castle The following letters to Tiro, with one from Quintus in regard to his manumission, are given here because of the difficulty of dating them. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order With an increasingly large number securing legal manumission, the problem caused by their presence became to the slaveholding group a most serious one. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 X. To keep accurate registers of all deeds of manumission executed within the precincts of each society. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 Indeed, we never hear of insurrections in the Spanish Islands, where the slaves are most under the protection of the law, and where there are no restrictions on manumissions. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 Even as late as 1830, the measure failed, only by a single vote in the Virginia State Convention; and this year, Western Virginia has voted for manumission with great unanimity. The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The process was a gradual one, proceeding by acts of manumission or gradual abolition, the act of Pennsylvania in 1780 being typical. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 "We may be able to hand you your manumission papers in three months." The Confessions of Artemas Quibble A register is kept by the society, manumissions are recorded in the court of Common Pleas. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 Nothing is more erroneous than the idea which is entertained by many, that ameliorating laws, and especially manumissions, are productions of insurrections among the slaves. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 Why not make such legal manumission operative at once? The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy They either commended the slaves to the humanity of their masters, or advocated their manumission, and also condemned the slave trade with all its abuses. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 That which most largely engaged popular attention at the outset was the increased representation which the South was to secure by the manumission of the negroes. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Many manumissions have been effected since January 1796, but no precise information is yet received to what number and under what circumstances. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 The actual number of manumissions which took place in Kentucky will no doubt never be known. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 The policy of engaging to liberate the negro on his discharge after service faithfully rendered seems to me preferable to that of granting immediate manumission, or that of retaining him in servitude. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Masters were encouraged to emancipate their slaves by a public ceremony of manumission celebrated in the church on festival days. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 He had received his manumission before the birth of the poet, who was of ingenuous birth, but who did not altogether escape the taunt which adhered to persons even of remote servile origin. A Smaller History of Rome That all doubts might be removed, thirty clerks were set to work on the spot to draw up charters of manumission, and banners were presented to each county. The Rise of the Democracy He was taken and thrown into prison, but by producing his manumission papers was released. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 When the serfs had been set at liberty by manumission, the socage-tenants or free-tenants, as they were called, were still bound by their fixed agreements of tenure. Mediaeval Socialism The share was the manumission money of machinery. Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought The result of this act of manumission was, that in judging Justine he could no longer allow for what was purely feminine in her conduct. The Fruit of the Tree There is no such thing as absolute manumission: the unsophisticated libertus himself would not dream of claiming it. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The master agreed then to give him his manumission papers for four hundred and fifty dollars, of which three hundred and fifty dollars was to be in cash and the remainder in Henson's note. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 Very naturally the manumission of the serfs in 1848 found them utterly unprepared for their political freedom. Round About the Carpathians Such is Mr. Wood's justification of his conduct in thus obstinately refusing manumission to the Negro-woman who had escaped from his "house of bondage." The History of Mary Prince A West Indian Slave If manumission papers had ever been executed it was done early, before he took charge of Beaucaire's legal affairs. The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War I will directly make out your manumission papers. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales He contrived to have his manumission papers sewed up in his clothing prior to his departure on the flat boat for New Orleans. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 Cancel charters of manumission as the council might, serfage was henceforth a doomed and perishing thing. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 Which the Jews understanding literally with respect to the present manumission of servants, answered, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayeth thou, ye shall be made free? Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John The entire race has so changed that they are almost a different people from what they were when the exigencies of war made their manumission imperative. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South Nay," said she, smiling feebly; "it will not be a secret long, for I must tell it to my father as soon as he returns from court with the royal endorsement to your manumission. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales A tax may be laid in the mean time; but it is limited, otherwise congress might lay such a tax on slaves as will amount to manumission. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 He appointed new rules and limits to the manumission of slaves, and was himself very strict in the observance of them. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. And Tong, looking at it, cried out and leaped in his joy, for it was the certificate of his manumission. Some Chinese Ghosts But this is just what the manumission of the black people of this country has accomplished. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South Thus weeks and months rolled on like minutes, and he only awaited the delivery of his manumission papers to join the banner of his sovereign. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Humane masters who desired to emancipate their slaves were embarrassed by a statute unfriendly to manumission. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens The regulations relative to the state and condition of slaves in the West Indies, their manumission, &c. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) The slave was bound to show manumission under which he had acquired his freedom, by the common law of every colony. American Eloquence, Volume 3 Studies In American Political History (1897) I do not desire to be understood as inveighing against the manumission of the slave or the enfranchisement of the new-made free man. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South After a full argument, in which a manumission was produced for Nancy, from R.D. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. If they were found in the Province twelve months after they were set free, the manumission was considered void, except approved by the Legislature. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens They are the serfs of the stage, who never obtain manumission. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character He provided by his will for the manumission of his slaves, to take effect on the decease of his widow. Washington's Birthday And we are not yet two decades from the surrender of Robert E. Lee and the manumission of the black slave. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South My manumission, as I shall call it; that is, the bill of sale conveying me to Mr. Smith, was dated Sept. 9th, 1835. The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N.C. If a person manumitted a slave, good security was required: if he failed to do this, the manumission was of no avail. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens During this sojourn in the Free States, I induced him to give me a deed of manumission; but on our return to New Orleans he obtained it from me, and destroyed it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 In a couple of weeks she would hold her manumission in her hands; the past would no longer have any power over her; if ever they met they would meet as mere acquaintances. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 At length the custom of manumission, and the diffusion of Christianity, ameliorated the condition of the Anglo-Saxon slaves. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 479, March 5, 1831 It proves, that, between the passage of the act of 1782 allowing manumission and the year 1791, more than ten thousand slaves had been set free. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 The "resolve" instructing the "representatives" was never carried; but, on the contrary, the next Act was the law of 1703 restricting manumission! History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Purchases of this kind before 1806 were usually followed immediately by manumission of the slave. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 Hence he wanted manumission put off as long as possible. The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights Sometimes individuals, from benevolence, gave their slaves their freedom—sometimes piety procured a manumission. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 479, March 5, 1831 The men of the Border States, appalled at so general a manumission, declared that it would produce intolerable conditions in their States, leading either to reënslavement or extermination. Abraham Lincoln, Volume II In case a master failed to furnish such security, his emancipated slaves were still contemplated by the law as in bondage, "notwithstanding any manumission or instrument of freedom to them made or given." History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens That these reformers had considerable influence is evidenced by the fact that in 1826 a member of the manumission society was elected to the State Senate. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 That such as produce clear testimonials of capacity, knowledge, and acquirement, become immediately objects of manumission. 9th. Observations Upon the Windward Coast of Africa The liberal feelings of our ancestors to their enslaved domestics are not only evidenced in the frequent manumissions, but also in the generous gifts which they appear to have made them. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 479, March 5, 1831 Another from Archdeacon Paley, containing his sentiments on a plan for the abolition of the Slave-trade, and the manumission of slaves in our islands, and offering his future services, and wishing success to the undertaking. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808), Volume I Now, the province law seems to have been made only to oblige the master to maintain his manumitted slave, and not to declare a manumission in the master's lifetime, or at his death, void. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Free Negroes continued to purchase their relatives but held them as slaves, refusing to decree their banishment by executing a deed or will of manumission. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 While this invidious exigency obstructs the immediate manumission of the slave, it does not the less accelerate it in conformity thereto, but on the contrary, is a necessary preliminary to his efficacious emancipation. Observations Upon the Windward Coast of Africa To his delight he found there was a flaw in the marriage and an informality in the manumission. Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted The institution of villeinage is last mentioned in a commission of Queen Elizabeth, 1574, directing Lord Burleigh and others in certain counties to compound with all such bondmen or bondwomen for their manumission and freedom. Popular Law-making It imposed a duty of £5 on each slave imported from Africa, £10 on each from elsewhere, and £50 on each from a State licensing manumission. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens The repeal was in force ten years, and in this time manumissions were numerous. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia Thus manumission is a bribe to make hypocritical converts, and Christian superiority a plea for depriving men of their dearest rights. Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed When Lorraine," continued Mr. Bascom, "knew your father was dead, all he had to do was to find a flaw in her manumission, and, of course, the marriage became illegal. Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted In the first place, they greatly desired to secure the manumission of the slave. Isaac T. Hopper The assembly on the other hand set to work at once on a more elaborate negro law which restricted manumissions, prohibited free negroes from holding real estate, and increased the rigor of slave control. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime Sometimes, however, a gradual emancipation act was later followed by one for immediate manumission, as in New York in 1817. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia Is it imputed as a disgrace, that Christianity put conversion before manumission, and brought them to God, ere it trusted them with themselves?… Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed The same author remarks, That there are several forms of those manumissions still extant, all of them founded on religious considerations, and in order to procure the favour of God. Some Historical Account of Guinea, Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of Its Inhabitants An Inquiry into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, Its Nature and Lamentable Effects They represented that Thomas had been enticed from his master by these pretended philanthropists, who had advised him to steal the money, as a cunning mode of obtaining manumission. Isaac T. Hopper In spite of restrictions afterward imposed upon manumission and upon the residence of new freedmen in the state, the free negroes increased on a scale comparable to that in Maryland. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime In spite of all the laws to prevent it, the intermixture of the races increased, and manumission somehow also increased. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia The humanity of good Pagan emperors softened the harshness of the laws of bondage, and manumission had always been extremely common amongst the Romans. Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed The charters of manumission, granted in the early times of christianity, founded on an apprehension of duty to God. Some Historical Account of Guinea, Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of Its Inhabitants An Inquiry into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, Its Nature and Lamentable Effects He still denied that he had any intention of stealing, but declared that he took the money merely to obtain power over his master, hoping that the promise to restore it would secure his manumission. Isaac T. Hopper The bachelor staff was most probably responsible for the mulatto and quadroon offspring and was doubtless responsible also for the occasional manumission of a woman or child. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime Some of the most repulsive of these were repealed or altered, particularly those restricting manumissions. A Visit to the United States in 1841 Each, perhaps, a new mate in eye, and rejoicing secretly in the manumission, could afford to be complaisantly sorrowful in appearance. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 From the mode of representation and taxation, Congress cannot lay such a tax on slaves as will amount to manumission. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 It was quite an interesting event in her life to meet with the man who had written her father's manumission papers, while she was in her infancy. Isaac T. Hopper An act of 1702 discouraged manumission by ordering that if any freed negroes should come to want, their former owners were to be held responsible for their maintenance. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime But the great increase in the number of slaves, and the absence of any real difficulty in effecting their manumission, led to the enfranchisement of crowds of rascals as compared with the few valuable men. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero In Haddonfield Quarterly Meeting, a committee was kept steadily under appointment for several years to assist in manumissions, and in the education of the negro children. The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 A History of the Education of the Colored People of the United States from the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War We ought to possess them in the manner we have inherited them from our ancestors, as their manumission is incompatible with the felicity of the country. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 In this unpleasant dilemma, his lawyer advised him to give a deed of manumission for one hundred and fifty dollars; promising to exert his influence to have the mortifying suits withdrawn. Isaac T. Hopper The Randolph estate, however, was so cumbered with debts that the desired manumissions could not then be made. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime No great success could attend these efforts; the abnormal circumstances which had brought to Rome the great familiae of slaves reacted inevitably upon the citizen body itself through the process of manumission. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero They shall also procure and preserve a regular record of the marriages, births, and manumissions of all free blacks. The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 A History of the Education of the Colored People of the United States from the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War It is impossible for us to be happy if, after manumission, they are to stay among us. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 Thus the money paid for the deed of manumission was returned. Isaac T. Hopper Documents in this later period, reverting to the colonial basis, commonly recited faithful service or self purchase rather than inherent rights as the grounds for manumission. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime The mention of the freedmen in this letter may serve to remind us of the political results of manumission, the second fact in the legal aspect of Roman slavery. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero During the games of the Circus, he had, imprudently or designedly, performed the manumission of a slave in the presence of the consul. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 I apprehend it means to bring forward manumission. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 The sum was accepted, and the parties applied to Daniel Bussier, a magistrate in the District of Southwark, to draw up a deed of manumission. Isaac T. Hopper Instances of private manumission became frequent, and memorials were fairly numerous advocating anti-slavery legislation. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime Had manumission been held in check or in some way superintended by the State, there would have been more good than harm in it. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero Some seasonable exceptions were therefore provided; and the honorable distinction was confined to such slaves only as, for just causes, and with the approbation of the magistrate, should receive a solemn and legal manumission. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 It imposed a duty of �5 on each slave imported from Africa; �10 on each from elsewhere; and �50 on each from a State licensing manumission. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 Being unable to obtain any information concerning him, he cooled down considerably, and went to inform Friend Hopper that he would give a deed of manumission for two hundred dollars; but his offer was rejected. Isaac T. Hopper The manumission of the disabled was on grounds of public thrift nowhere permitted unless accompanied with provision for their maintenance, and that of slaves of all sorts was restricted in a great variety of ways. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime Suddenly ceasing their cries and threats. they perched quietly within reach of my hand, and watched me in my work of manumission. My Garden Acquaintance In South America, however, manumission was much more frequent. The Black Experience in America There is no clause in this Constitution to secure it; for they may lay such tax as will amount to manumission. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 She was taken to the office of Daniel Bussier, and notwithstanding he had witnessed her deed of manumission a few months before, he committed her to prison as a fugitive slave. Isaac T. Hopper But she could not talk freely about love, she found, for all that manumission. Ann Veronica, a modern love story The manumission of the children and grandchildren took effect; but the estate was insufficient to purchase the husbands of his daughters, and the fathers of his grandchildren. Harriet, the Moses of Her People Both in town and country the practice of manumission was paralysing the energies of the free-born man who attempted to follow a profitable profession. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate It imposed a duty of �5 on each slave imported from Africa; �10 on each from elsewhere; and �50 on each from a State licensing manumission. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 The woman was brought before him, and when he had heard the particulars of the case, and examined her deed of manumission, he immediately discharged her, to the great joy of herself and husband. Isaac T. Hopper Such a manumission would be difficult to arrange and its arrangement would take a long time. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Barnes Newcome was in a rage at Jack's manumission, and sincerely hoped Mr. Commissioner would give him a couple of years longer; and cursed and swore with a great liberality on hearing of his liberty. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family The performance of these services was, it is true, not a legal condition of manumission; but it was the result of the agreement between master and slave on which the latter had attained his freedom. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate I apprehend it means to bring forward manumission. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 With these he carefully packed his deed of manumission, and set forth on his errand of paternal love. Isaac T. Hopper Your manumission, which was urged by the aldermen of Nuceria, has been favorably reported and may be ordered. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire A few months elapsed, and their master came for them, and tried to hire them to go back with him, promising to make over to them manumission papers as soon as they returned. A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences Slaves: elevation of, to farmers and landowners. manumission of. importation of. rights of. punishment of. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 There is no clause in this Constitution to secure it; for they may lay such tax as will amount to manumission. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 The money was paid, and the deed of manumission made out in due form. Isaac T. Hopper I don't mind your manumission; I'll wager that I can induce you to stay on as you are. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Perhaps the manumission that he was granting, gave a benignity to his face. Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft If one considers the proportion of this to the number brought there for manumission this seems hardly true. A Century of Negro Migration We ought to possess them in the manner we have inherited them from our ancestors, as their manumission is incompatible with the felicity of the country. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 He brought one hundred silver dollars, and Perry Boots signed a receipt for it, accompanied by a deed of manumission. Isaac T. Hopper We found we should have no difficulty in arranging for your manumission. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire The L.M. if you can get it will save my enlargement upon the topic of my manumission. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 He had before this tried to induce the Virginia law-makers to legalize manumission, and in 1778 succeeded in having them forbid importation of slaves. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders From the mode of representation and taxation, Congress cannot lay such a tax on slaves as will amount to manumission. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 Friend Hopper accordingly called upon Mrs. Sears, and after stipulating that nothing said on either side should be made use of in the trial, he offered two hundred dollars for a deed of manumission. Isaac T. Hopper B: Previously to the year 1787, several of the states had made the terms of manumission more easy. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) These are the men who, by dint of hard work and thrifty habits, accumulate sufficient eventually to obtain manumission. An Englishman's Travels in America His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave States This is generally true: but would any one of them make himself a slave for years, that he might run the chance of the pleasures of manumission? An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African Translated from a Latin Dissertation, Which Was Honoured with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785, with Additions It is impossible for us to be happy if, after manumission, they are to stay among us. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 But being a slave himself, he said it was impossible for him to go in search of them, unless his own manumission could be obtained. Isaac T. Hopper Thus manumission went on, some sacrificing more; and others less; some granting it sooner, and others later; till, in the year 1787B there was not a slave in the possession of an acknowledged Quaker. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) The laws of Georgia restrained humane impulses by forbidding the manumission of a slave. A Romance of the Republic I have the pleasure of being credibly informed, that the manumission of slaves, or the employment of free men in the plantations, is now daily gaining ground in North America. An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African Translated from a Latin Dissertation, Which Was Honoured with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785, with Additions Citizenship was acquired by birth and by manumission; it was lost when a Roman became a prisoner of war, or had been exiled for crime, or became a citizen of another State. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements He intreated his father to purchase him, with a view to manumission; but himself and his proposition were both treated with supreme contempt. Isaac T. Hopper Neither does ancient history give us in the cases of manumission, which it records, any parallel, from which we might argue in the case before us. Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies With a View to Their Ultimate Emancipation; and on the Practicability, the Safety, and the Advantages of the Latter Measure. "That would necessarily involve change of residence," remarked the Signor; "for the laws of Georgia forbid the manumission of slaves within the State." A Romance of the Republic The first advantage which they are said to experience, is that of manumission. An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African Translated from a Latin Dissertation, Which Was Honoured with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785, with Additions "You have another slave, Miss Caroline, another that refuses manumission—another bit of personal property, clumsy but willing." The Boss of Little Arcady Isaac T. Hopper entered into negotiation with her master, and succeeded in obtaining manumission for her and her child. Isaac T. Hopper You hinder liberty by your cruel restrictions on manumission; and dreading the inlet of light, you study to perpetuate ignorance and barbarism. Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies With a View to Their Ultimate Emancipation; and on the Practicability, the Safety, and the Advantages of the Latter Measure. I sent again and again for papers of manumission, but they never came. A Romance of the Republic Here are some of them: manual, manoeuver, mandate, manacle, manicure, manciple, emancipate, manage, manner, manipulate, manufacture, manumission, manuscript, amanuensis. The Century Vocabulary Builder They formed a kind of parish register of births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and manumissions. First Footsteps in East Africa Isaac T. Hopper drew up a deed of manumission, in which the purchaser requested him to insert that Zeke was now commonly called Samuel Johnson. Isaac T. Hopper Citizenship was acquired by birth and by manumission; it was lost when a Roman became a prisoner of war, or had been exiled for crime, or became a citizen of another state. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. "It would have been more delicate to have recorded their manumission," responded Mr. King. A Romance of the Republic The fourth provides for the manumission of slaves by the Government on application of the owners, the latter to receive their full cash value. Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 Then the Archdeacon read a writing of manumission. A Book of Golden Deeds Yet these liberties were asked for and granted at a time when Louis Philippe had abolished the tax on manumissions…. Two Years in the French West Indies The latter class had originated by manumission, and were numerous in some of the eastern counties. School History of North Carolina : from 1584 to the present time Similarly, if a master commits a wrong against his slave, the latter cannot sue him after manumission or alienation. The Institutes of Justinian It is a manumission 'inter amicos,' as the lawyers say, but quite valid. Pearl-Maiden Then you must purchase the manumission of this girl. The Sea-Witch Or, the African Quadroon : a Story of the Slave Coast On the other hand, the bondwoman won manumission chiefly through her power to excite affection. Two Years in the French West Indies The Northern States had sold their slaves rather than free them under their acts of manumission. School History of North Carolina : from 1584 to the present time All this originated in the law of nations; for by natural law all men were born free—slavery, and by consequence manumission, being unknown. The Institutes of Justinian This I confess is a freeman; but it may be said that many persons are so shackled by their fortune that they are hindered from enjoyment of that manumission which they have obtained from virtue. Cowley's Essays Those manumissions prove a lingering fondness for the infidel country whence he springs. The Sea-Hawk And immediately he detached the girdle from his waist, which was the ordinary form in Ireland for the manumission of captives or slaves. Irish Race in the Past and the Present When at last Virginia enacted a law permitting the arming of her slaves, no provision was made for their manumission. The Day of the Confederacy; a chronicle of the embattled South How slaves are freed from the power of their masters can be gathered from what has already been said respecting their manumission. The Institutes of Justinian Whence the urban tribes of Rome, consisting of the Turba forensis, and libertines that had received their freedom by manumission, were of no reputation in comparison of the rustics. The Commonwealth of Oceana The manumission, when it reaches Virginia, will not probably enfranchise the half million of slaves who, in 1860, were counted among its population. North America — Volume 2 She clasped her hands over the tremendous possibilities it held for her—manumission from her bondage, wealth, fame, power. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story Or they that in the Bicetre Hospital, 'eight to a bed,' lie waiting their manumission? The French Revolution Manumission is the giving of freedom; for while a man is in slavery he is subject to the power once known as 'manus'; and from that power he is set free by manumission. The Institutes of Justinian He was the first to proclaim the law abolishing manumissions. The Danish History, Books I-IX Sciold had a freedman who repaid his master's manumission of him by the ingratitude of attempting his life. The Danish History, Books I-IX |
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