A 12 March 1782 record documents Helena and her sons Jacobus and Martin being freed under an agreement made in 1777. The agreed price was 500 pesos: 400 had been received, while 100 plus 12% annual interest remained payable to the owner’s heirs at his death. The record shows how family freedom could be made conditional on a debt obligation.
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Thico’s recorded statement is significant because it shows what?
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Explanation
The journal records Thico saying he would serve no longer and was free.
The journal says Thico challenged enslavement by refusing further service and asserting that he was free.
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This preserves direct evidence of a claim to freedom, although filtered through an official journal.