Manumission records
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A collection of papers, 1773-1845, chiefly of Richard Mendenhall (1778-1851) of Guilford County, NC, relating to the Manumission Society of North Carolina and other anti-slavery groups.
Papers concern the emancipation of enslaved people and the emigration of free Blacks to Haiti on the ship Sally Ann, sponsored by a branch of North Carolina Quakers, including correspondence about arranging the voyage; legal papers liberating enslaved people; passenger lists; and agreements and accounts concerning the ship and voyage.
Other papers and volumes include scattered minutes and other records, 1773-1845, of Quaker groups in North Carolina.
Some of the content is available online at the UNC Library.