Deed of Emancipation for Samuel by Louis A. LaBeaume and Others - December 3, 1845

Louis A. LaBeaume, Theodore LaBeaume, Louis T. LaBeaume, Edmund LaBeaume, Laura LaBeaume, Peter E. Blow. 1845. “Deed of Emancipation for Samuel by Louis A. LaBeaume and Others - December 3, 1845”. Paper document, WashU & Slavery, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/washu-slavery/item/57310

Title: Deed of Emancipation for Samuel by Louis A. LaBeaume and Others - December 3, 1845
Description: This document, dated December 3, 1845, records the emancipation of Samuel, a 38-year-old Black man, by Louis A. LaBeaume, Theodore LaBeaume, Louis T. LaBeaume, Edmund LaBeaume, Laura LaBeaume, and Peter E. Blow—enslavers in St. Louis, Missouri. The deed officially grants Samuel his freedom, declaring him manumitted and released from all servitude to the LaBeaume family and their heirs. The document also mentions a nominal payment of one dollar, symbolizing the legal transaction.
Creator: Louis A. LaBeaume, Theodore LaBeaume, Louis T. LaBeaume, Edmund LaBeaume, Laura LaBeaume, Peter E. Blow
Contributor: M. H. Brichartt (Witness), Jonas Newmen (Witness)
Date: 1845-12-03
Subject: Enslavement; Emancipation; Samuel; LaBeaume Family; Blow, Peter E.; St. Louis, Missouri; Legal proceedings
Place: St. Louis, Missouri
Type: Legal document (Deed of Emancipation)
Format: TIFF Image
Language: English
Medium: Paper document