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[[File:Carta de liberdade, por Antônio Joaquim de Souza Costa ao escravo Geraldo, Arquivo Público do Estado de São Paulo.pdf|thumb|Letter where one can read that the slave Geraldo will be free with the condition of working for another 6 years (Brazil). [[Arquivo Público do Estado de São Paulo|Arquivo Público do Estado de São Paulo|APESP]]]]
'''Manumission''', or '''enfranchisement''', is the act of freeing
The motivations for manumission were complex and varied. Firstly, it may present itself as a sentimental and benevolent gesture. One typical scenario was the freeing in the master's [[will (law)|will]] of a devoted servant after long years of service. A trusted [[bailiff]] might be manumitted as a gesture of gratitude. For those working as agricultural labourers or in workshops, there was little likelihood of being so noticed. In general, it was more common for older slaves to be given freedom.
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