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Freedom paper of Amey Smelly

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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Smiley-Polk Family documents

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Freedom paper of Amey Smelly

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Freedom paper of Amey Smelly
Collection

Smiley-Polk Family documents

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1839-03-23
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc MG 713
Topics
African Americans -- Virginia
Free African Americans
Isle of Wight County (Va.)
Genres
Documents
Description
Freedom paper of Amey Smelly (sic, later Smiley) attesting to her free emancipated status (1839), following the death of her master, Thomas Smelly, in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPW03-A51
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15596136
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9ece1bb0-c609-012f-00d8-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1839: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Freedom paper of Amey Smelly" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1839. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-a1b7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Freedom paper of Amey Smelly" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 19, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-a1b7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1839). Freedom paper of Amey Smelly Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-a1b7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Freedom paper of Amey Smelly