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Manumission Document with Intact Wax Seal
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Lot 104 · Historical Documents

Manumission Document with Intact Wax Seal, 1821

Current bid
$9,400
12 bids · Next minimum $9,900
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Reserve not metEstimate $8,000 – $14,000

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Black Grail Score
88

An intelligence layer on the object — not a price guide. Curatorial assessment only.

Rarity90
Cultural weight93
Condition index89

Condition noted as Good by the curatorial committee.

Description

Single-sheet manuscript recording the manumission of a named individual, with the original wax seal present and legible signatures.

Historical context

Manumission papers were carried for life as proof of free status. Surviving examples with intact seals are uncommon; most were worn, folded, and lost.

Provenance

  1. County records deaccession, 1968
  2. Private archive, Maryland
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