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Individuals
Thomas Shearman
Recorded Names
| Thomas Shearman 3 |
Associated Individuals
| Wiley Bruce (emigrant) (enslaved by Thomas Shearman) 1 3 |
| Wiley Bruce (emigrant) (emancipated by Thomas Shearman) 3 |
| Abner Fletcher (emigrant) (enslaved by Thomas Shearman) 1 3 4 |
| Abner Fletcher (emigrant) (emancipated by Thomas Shearman) 1 3 4 |
| Amanda Powell (emigrant) (emancipated by Thomas Shearman) 3 4 |
| Amanda Powell (emigrant) (enslaved by Thomas Shearman) 1 3 4 |
| Catharine Powell (emigrant) (emancipated by Thomas Shearman) 3 4 |
| Catharine Powell (emigrant) (enslaved by Thomas Shearman) 1 3 4 |
| Friday Powell (emigrant) (enslaved by Thomas Shearman) 1 3 4 |
| Friday Powell (emigrant) (emancipated by Thomas Shearman) 3 4 |
| Henry Powell (emigrant) (emancipated by Thomas Shearman) 3 4 |
| Henry Powell (emigrant) (enslaved by Thomas Shearman) 1 3 4 |
| John Powell (emigrant) (emancipated by Thomas Shearman) 3 4 |
| John Powell (emigrant) (enslaved by Thomas Shearman) 1 3 4 |
| Levia Powell (emigrant) (emancipated by Thomas Shearman) 3 4 |
| Levia Powell (emigrant) (enslaved by Thomas Shearman) 1 3 4 |
| Malinda Powell (emigrant) (enslaved by Thomas Shearman) 1 3 4 |
| Malinda Powell (emigrant) (emancipated by Thomas Shearman) 3 4 |
| William Powell (emigrant) (enslaved by Thomas Shearman) 1 3 4 |
| William Powell (emigrant) (emancipated by Thomas Shearman) 3 4 |
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Notes
- [a]
of near Paris, Fauquier Co., Virginia; freed his enslaved by his will. Court order required to provide funds to send them to Liberia, according to letter from Kimble G. Hicks dated 7 Nov 1856. And deeds of manumission were created for those who agreed to got to Liberia, taken care of by Kimble G. Hicks according to same letter.
Citations
- [1] "Ship Mary Caroline Stevens, 26 Nov 1856, Baltimore, Maryland, 6 Dec 1856, Norfolk, Virginia", Subject File, 1792-1964, American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress; digital image, Fold3.com. Microfilm Reel 314 (https://www.fold3.com/image/46670160 : accessed 21 Mar 2021).
- [2] "List of Emigrants by the Ship Mary Caroline Stevens, From Baltimore Nov. 29th, and Norfolk Dec. 6, 1856." African Repository, Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan 1857): 21.
- [3] Kimble G. Hicks (Paris, Fauquier Co., Virginia) to William McLain (Washington City, D.C.), letter, 7 Nov 1856; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 80; (https://www.fold3.com/image/30217491: accessed 2 Mar 2022).
- [4] Kimble G. Hicks (Paris, Fauquier Co., Virginia) to William McLain (Washington, D.C.), letter, 13 Oct 1856; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 80; (https://www.fold3.com/image/30217096: accessed 3 Mar 2022).
