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           Library of the University of North Carolina
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                 SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION

                             #2331-z
              ROBERT JEMISON PROCLAMATION TO SLAVES
                            Inventory

Abstract:      Two proclamations to slaves, granting them a share
           of plantation earnings under specified conditions,
           made by Robert and William Jemison of Alabama. 
           Robert's proclamation is dated 1865 and William's
           1827.

Online Catalog Terms:
   Alabama--Economic conditions--19th century.
   Jemison, Robert, 1802-1871.
   Jemison, William, fl. 1827.
   Plantations--Alabama.
   Slavery--Alabama.
   Slaves--Economic conditions--Alabama.

Size:  2 items (1 folder).

Provenance:    Received from Robert Jemison Jr. of Birmingham,
               Ala., April 1941.

Access:        No restrictions.

Processing Note:   This collection was processed with support
                   from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.

Copyright:     Retained by the authors of items in these papers,
               or their descendants, as stipulated by United
               States copyright law.