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The “Gift” of Liberty: Testamanentary Manumission in New Jersey 1791-1805

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Rutgers School of Law

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1600s 1700s 1800s 2003

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Stuart Gold, The "Gift" of Liberty: Testamanentary Manumission in New Jersey 1791-1805, 15 Rutgers Race & L. Rev. 1 (2014).

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