- Written by
- Douglass, John, American
- Subject of
- Mother Bethel AME Church, American, founded 1794
- The Right Reverend Allen, Richard, American, 1760 - 1831
- Date
- 1810
- Medium
- ink and wax on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (49.5 x 80 cm)
- Description
- This deed for land issued to buyers is a yellowed paper document with visible creasing. There is inverted scalloping along the top edge, and begins [This Indenture] in large script at the top. The document is issued to Richard Allen, Jonathan Trusty, Robert Green, James Champion, Prince Pruence, Stephen Laws, Jonathan Hut, Richard Howell, and Peter Luck trustees of the African Methodist Episcopal Church called Bethel Church by Mathew and Hannah Waring, as witnessed by John Douglass and Blath Shobel.
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- indentures
- Topic
- African Methodist Episcopal
- Free communities of color
- Methodist
- Religion
- Slavery
- The Black Church
- U.S. History, 1783-1815
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William and Mattye Reed
- Object number
- 2010.62.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




