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The Oath of Allegiance

The Oath of Allegiance

Only British subjects were eligible to vote in Legislative Assembly elections. This excluded the majority of Blacks who were neither British subjects, nor had become naturalized in another […]
Deed of Emancipation for the Estes family: November 10, 1852

Deed of Emancipation for the Estes family: November 10, 1852

Deed of Emancipation submitted by Howard Estes to the Clay County, Missouri Circuit Court on 10th of November 1852, freeing from slavery his wife Hannah aged about 48 […]