The Curaçaosche Courant announced the manumission of Johannis Martis, also recorded as Johannis Martis Rotsman, by Anna Christina Graval, widow of Bernard Krapf. The National Archives notes that no manumission letter has been found. A newspaper notice is evidence of a public announcement, not a substitute for the missing document.
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What limitation applies to Johannis Martis’s record?
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Explanation
The National Archives notes a notice and absence of the manumission letter.