Land conveyance by Heber and Hager Honestman, a free Black couple
date: label: Date
content: 1732
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Heber Honestman, American
label: Subject of
content: Hager Honestman, American
label: Subject of
content: Nathan Hodges, American
label: Subject of
content: Matthew Short, American
label: Subject of
content: Daniel Owens, American
notes: label: Description
content: Land conveyance for sale of ten acres of land by Heber and Hager Honestman, "a man and a woman Negros," to Nathan Hodges in 1732. Property is in Easton, Massachusetts, and the boundaries are listed in minutes at the end of the document. Document is handwritten script in black ink and has been folded into quarters. The interior contains names of parties, former property owner Daniel Owens, and adjoining property neighbor Matthew Short. When folded, the document's cover reads "Hebers Deed to Nathan Hodges minutes of the bounds" with "EASTON, MASS." appearing in a later hand below.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.28.4
objectType: label: Type
content: conveyances
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4 5/8 × 6 1/8 in. (11.8 × 15.6 cm)