records (documents)
Subject
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Mariah Crabb Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-383
Scope and Contents
The papers of Mariah Crabb document her manumission, include information about her former enslavers, and detail the activities of her family members in the 1830s and 1840s. Of particular note is Mariah Crabb's handwritten Manumission Indenture. On July 1, 1831, Mariah and her family purchased their freedom for $150 from Martin, Elizabeth, and David Hausman.
Consisting largely of personal letters written to Mariah Crabb from her former enslavers, Martin and Elizabeth, the letters...
Dates:
1831-1878, undated; Majority of material found in 1834-1849
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives