The family study identifies Carolus, who had appeared on the Aruba government list, as manumitted on Curaçao on this date. His record demonstrates that enslaved people’s lives and legal status crossed island boundaries.
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Which limitation applies to the colonial muster lists?
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The lists preserve names and presence but not consent or experience.
Steba received the surname Rijna from his mother Sebel Rijna.
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The emancipation record is described as drawing the surname from his mother.