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dc.rights.licenseNo Copyright -- United Statesen_US
dc.creatorAdams, Hugh
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-23T12:34:42Z
dc.date.available2016-09-23T12:34:42Z
dc.date.created1860
dc.identifierWLUcoll0373_b01_f03_001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11021/33633
dc.descriptionIncluded in the archive is an original handwritten copy of the will of Hugh Adams. Adams was a supporter of the American Colonization Society. Within his will, Adams settles his estate and specifically outlines his plan for emancipating his slaves and for funding their imposed emigration to Liberia.en_US
dc.descriptionThere are three files available: a PDF which was created from scans of the original document, a PDF created from scans of a transcription, and a text file created from the transcription.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsThis material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/en_US
dc.titleHugh Adams' Will (legal document)en_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dcterms.isPartOfWLU Coll0373 - Hugh Adams Papers
dc.subject.fastWillsen_US
dc.subject.fastAmerican Colonization Societyen_US
dc.subject.fastLegaciesen_US
dc.subject.fastSlaveryen_US
dc.subject.fastSlaves -- Emancipationen_US
dc.subject.fastVirginia -- Rockbridge Countyen_US


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  • Coll. 0373 - Hugh Adams Papers
    The Hugh Adams Papers are approximately 75 documents concerning the manumission of nineteen slaves of the Adams estate and their emigration to Careysburg, Liberia.

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