Slave Emancipation

Title

Slave Emancipation

Subject

Slave Emancipation in New York State

Description

Slave Emancipation in New York State Article:

General Slave Emancipation in, New-York. The manumission of all the slaves in New York, born previous to uly 4, 1799, will take place on the 4th of July inst. The slave population in that State, in 1810, was 15,000, and there are probably ten thousand ho will receive their freedom on the approaching festivals. After enslaved persons were technically freed, they became indentured servants.

Source

North Star, Danville, Vermont

Date

July 3, 1827

Rights

Public Demain

Original Format

newspaper article

Files

Citation

“Slave Emancipation,” Hurley Mountain Stories, accessed June 19, 2026, /items/show/112.