Record #:

3146

Author(s):

Huddle, Mark Andrew

Abstract:

Quakers felt the need to free their slaves but were prohibited by a 1741 law that stated only the state could grant freedom. To get around this, Quakers deeded slaves to the Yearly Meeting, which by 1814 had around 800. They were later moved out of state.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 36 Issue 1, Fall 1996, p16-18, il, por

Subject(s):

Slaves--Emancipation; Quakers; Slaveholders; Slavery and the church--Society of Friends