The National Archives guide records that fees for manumissions on Curaçao were abolished from 2 January 1850. The change removed one financial obstacle, but it did not end slavery or remove all legal conditions governing individual manumission.
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Why distinguish the October record date from Magriet’s December manumission date?
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Explanation
The National Archives entry is dated 14 October, while a person-history record gives 1 December as the manumission date.