Manumissions of Enslaved Persons Recorded in Registers of Deeds in Montserrat National Trust Archives.

The article titled "Manumissions of Enslaved Persons Recorded in Registers of Deeds in Montserrat National Trust Archives" explores the historical records of manumissions, or the freeing of enslaved individuals, in Montserrat. The author discusses the significance of the Registers of Deeds, which served as the official record of legal documents related to property, including enslaved people. The article highlights the rarity of manumissions in Montserrat and notes the presence of copies of manumissions executed in Dominica. The dataset, which covers the period from 1722 to 1834, provides valuable insights into this aspect of Montserrat's history. [Extracted from the article]