A free woman's pass for Harriet Lawson, a free black woman, to visit her husband Caleb Lawson, signed in Frederick County, Maryland, on May 21, 1832. Davis Richardson is listed as the witness. The pass is on a single sheet of paper. There is handwriting in ink on both recto and verso, handwriting in pencil on verso only. The proper right side has discoloration and abrasions with loss of paper along the edge but no apparent loss of text. The ink writing from the verso side is visible faintly through to the recto side. Creases remain from the pass having been folded twice, once lengthwise and once widthwise.
| Date | May 21, 1832 |
| Subject of | Harriet Lawson, American, born 1803 |
| Subject of | Caleb Lawson |
| Place made | Frederick County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America |
| Medium | ink on writing paper |
| Dimensions | H x W: 5 × 7 15/16 in. (12.7 × 20.2 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture |
| Object number | 2014.63.7 |
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