Gradual Emancipation Deed of 1791
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The Gradual Emancipation Deed of 1791 was a landmark legal document by Virginia planter Robert Carter III that initiated the systematic freeing of hundreds of enslaved people, making it one of the largest private manumissions in early American history.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emancipation instrument
ⓘ
legal document ⓘ manumission deed ⓘ |
| aim | to free enslaved people owned by Robert Carter III ⓘ |
| appliesTo | enslaved people on Robert Carter III’s plantations ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert Carter III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | one of the earliest large-scale private emancipation schemes in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creatorOccupation | planter ⓘ |
| creatorResidence | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1791 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
landmark legal document
ⓘ
one of the largest private manumissions in early American history ⓘ |
| documentedIn | county records in Virginia ⓘ |
| executedBy | Robert Carter III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Virginia’s 1782 manumission law ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
gradual liberation of enslaved families
ⓘ
reduction of Robert Carter III’s enslaved labor force ⓘ |
| hasEffect | systematic freeing of enslaved people over time ⓘ |
| hasSubjectPerson | Robert Carter III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-Revolutionary United States ⓘ |
| inception | 1791 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | post-Revolutionary ideals of liberty ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalAction | manumission of enslaved persons ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding deed under Virginia law at the time ⓘ |
| locationOfSigning | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
gradual emancipation
ⓘ
manumission ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| method | gradual manumission over a defined period ⓘ |
| notableFor |
scale of private manumission
ⓘ
systematic schedule of emancipation ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleFreed | hundreds of enslaved people ⓘ |
| partOf | early antislavery actions in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American antislavery movement
ⓘ
history of slavery in Virginia ⓘ |
| significantEvent | emancipation of enslaved people owned by Robert Carter III ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early American republic ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | unilateral private emancipation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Robert Carter III