United States, Indenture and Manumission Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Indenture and manumission records from Alabama, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pensylvania, and Virginia.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * The name of the enslaved individual
 * Name of the owner

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * Analyze the entry to see if if provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

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 * Try searching by surname only

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the United States.
 * United States Guided Research
 * United States Record Finder
 * Research Tips and Strategies

Related Family History Library Holdings

 * Pennsylvania Abolition Society Manumissions and indentures, ca. 1780-1840

Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * District of Columbia Court and Emancipation Records, 1820-1863
 * United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850
 * United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860
 * Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853 - 1866

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