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Photographs & Documents

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Manumission Will Of 1827

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Manumission Will Of 1827

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Manumission Will Of 1827

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Samual Dillard Ward

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Original Handwritten Will 1826

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David Ward's Petition To Remain In The State In Virgina After He Was Manumitted 

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Fraudulent Documentation Of Transfer Of  Property

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1922 Freedmen's Pension Agent Letter to Confirm The Ward Family Has Entitlement to a debt owed. 

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