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A Picture of Josiah Henson’s Manumission Document

Typed historical document titled Copy Manumission Papers of Josiah Henson, dated March 9th, 1829, certifying Josiah Henson’s emancipation from enslavement by Isaac Riley in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Photo by Blessing Ogunyemi, taken at the Josiah Henson Museum of African Canadian History, Dresden, Ontario, October 2024.

Typed historical document titled “Copy Manumission Papers of Josiah Henson,” dated March 9th, 1829, certifying Josiah Henson’s emancipation from enslavement by Isaac Riley in Montgomery County, Maryland.