Thomas and William Acton are manumitted

Colonial authorities burned Kodjo, Mentor, and Present alive in a public execution on 26 January 1833 after convicting them in connection with the Paramaribo fire. The punishment made state violence a...

On 3 July 1833, Laurentius Haarlo was manumitted. The National Archives identifies him as the son of Fanny Haarlo and records that he later petitioned to change his surname to Thijm. His record...

The index dates Jan Jacob Dunsborg’s manumission to 30 August 1833 and does not name his mother in the available index. In 1842, with the former owners’ consent, he petitioned to take the surname De...

A colonial record dated 12 November 1833 lists the manumission of Alexander, registered under the later name Alexander Hendrik Overwoud. It names his owner, Alex. Cornelis Schutte, and records a...

The register records the manumission of Winst, entered under the family name Morra, on 11 March 1844. The record notes that the resolution also rendered the name as Morro. This variation warns against...

On 23 April 1844, Annaatje was manumitted and recorded with the name Anna Visser. The entry identifies her owner as J.G. Balfour van Burleigh and preserves a resolution number. The change from...

Jansie was manumitted on 2 July 1844. The archive records her as the daughter of Louisa van Muller and notes a 200-guilder surety. The record offers a fragment of maternal genealogy, but its...

A certificate recorded on 31 December 1846 recognized Manus Besel as free. The archival entry says he came from the French brig La Legere and identifies the document as a manumission certificate for a...

The index records the manumission of Sophietje, later listed as Emelina Sophia Reewe, on 8 June 1858. Born in 1856, she was the daughter of Truytje. Her owner, S.L. Reewer, requested freedom for...

Johan was recorded as manumitted on 15 October 1858. Born around 1847, he was a child when freed, and the archive names Saraatje as his mother. The request was made by I.A. Alvares while J.C. Anches...