Bett - 1816 manumitted by Amaziah Payn in Schodack
Amaziah Payn
Date:
Nov. 27, 1816
Author:
Amaziah Payn
Publisher / Location:
| Rensselaer County, N.Y.
Medium:
ink on paper
Recipient:
William Marcy
Purpose:
manumission legally recorded by the county clerk
Inscription:
N.B. - This document contains harmful language.
Credit:
Albany Institute of History & Art Library
Digital Data Number:
DI 1304
Catalogue Number:
ms 2368 no 19
Comments:
While the document mentions an enslaved woman, John Myers, Jr. noted on the back of the docuemnt that the woman's name was Bett.
