| Name of Enslaved Person(s) | Jane Burton |
|---|---|
| Name of Slaveholder | James Gordon, house joiner |
| Previous Owner(s) Mentioned | – |
| Volume | AB25 |
| Page | 481 |
| Date | 28 May 1795 |
| Conditions To Be Free | binds herself as servant to James Gordon date for term of 15 yrs. James Gordon will provide her meat & clothes & lodging & give her 2 suis of apparel at end of term |
| Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person | not manumission but 15 yo. indenture of Negro slave Jane Burton. Previous to the execution hereof is manumitted. 13 yo |
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