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Adams, Scylla

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Papers Relating to the Living Expenses of Scylla Adams and William Halliburton, 1859 - 1860

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004537], Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hugh Adams Papers archive is comprised of approximately 75 documents concerning the emancipation of nineteen slaves of the Adams estate and their estate imposed emigration to Careysburg, Liberia. Adams was actively involved for many years with the American Colonization Society ( A.C.S.) which promoted and engaged in the emigration process of free or freed African-Americans to Liberia on the west African coast. Included in the archive is an original handwritten copy of the will of Hugh...
Dates: 1859 - 1860

Scylla Adams' Purchase Agreement for William Halliburton, 1860

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004537], Folder: 15
Scope and Contents

William Halliburton was Scylla's husband.

Dates: 1860