Pennsylvania: An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery - Milestone Documents

Pennsylvania: An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery

( 1780 ) Commentary by Paul Finkelman, Gratz College

Glossary

covenant contract or agreement between two or more people
indenture contract under which a laborer (an indentured servant) agrees to work for someone (a master) for a specific term of years, after which time the master is usually required to give the former servant money or goods to start out in life as a free person.

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The Pennsylvania Gradual Abolition Act (Pennsylvania State Archives)

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