| Freeman-shared | 23 Oct 1827 | (Monica Butler) She was A "Negro woman" About 6ty yrs. old when she obtained A certificate of freedom with her children: Letty, Joe, Thomas, Ellen, Catherine, & Robert. Henry C. Neale swore that Monica had once been the property of his father & that she obtained her freedom "by law in MD" [Provine, District of Columbia Free Negro Registers, 66, 100]. Henry C. Neale swore that Monica had once been the property of his father & that she obtained her freedom "by law in MD" [Provine, District of Columbia Free Negro Registers, 66, 100]. - Washington, District of Columbia | | | |
