Envelope Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the court-ordered release of Mumbet

Name/Title

Envelope Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the court-ordered release of "Mumbet"

Entry/Object ID

73.002.8

Scope and Content

x3 envelopes: "Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the court-ordered release of "Mumbet", a slave of Colonel John Ashley of Ashley Falls, a village of Sheffield, Mass. [image of Mumbet] This case contributed to the end of slavery in Massachusetts" x2 postmarked: "SHEFFIELD, MA 01257 AUG 21 1981 PM" x1 postmarked: "ASHLEY FALLS, MA 01222 AUG 21 PM 1981"

Collection

Freeman (Elizabeth) / Mumbett Collection (1744?-1829)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Envelope

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Mumbet, Elizabeth Freeman

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mumbet., Freeman, Elizabeth. 1744?-1829.