Ex-Slave Bounty and Pension Association Certificate of Membership
This certificate of membership in the Ex-Slave Bounty and Pension Association was issued to Rollie Johnson of Loudon, Tennessee in 1898. According to the certificate, membership fees ($0.25) are used to aid in the passage of the Ex-Slave Bounty and Pension Bill and monthly dues ($0.10) go to aid the ex-slave movement and raise funds to promote the passage of the aforesaid bill.
The certificate includes the signatures of Johnson as well as association leaders, including Isaiah H. Dickerson. The certificate was printed by C.R. and H.H. Hatch out of Nashville, Tennessee.
Dates
- 1898 November 11
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This certificate of membership in the Ex-Slave Bounty and Pension Association of Tennessee was issued to Rollie Johnson of Loudon, Tennessee in 1898. According to the certificate, membership fees ($0.25) are used to aid in the passage of the Ex-Slave Bounty and Pension Bill and monthly dues ($0.10) go to aid the ex-slave movement and raise funds to promote the passage of the aforesaid bill.
Biographical/Historical Note
Rollie Johnson was born into slavery in approximately 1836.
The National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty and Pension Association was an organization founded to obtain pensions for formerly enslaved people. The group was founded in 1896 and chartered in 1898 in Nashville, Tennessee, by Callie House and Isaiah H. Dickerson.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository