THE MANUMISSION PAPERS — Heirloom No. 001

HEIRLOOM No. 001 — The Founding Piece of the True Red Co. House.

In 1800s America, a manumission paper was the document that "granted" a Black person their freedom — as if freedom was ever a thing to be granted.

We rewrote that document.

This is not a paper that frees us from anyone. This is the paper that frees us from the lie — the lie that we came from somewhere else. Signed by our ancestors. Sealed by our blood. Worn by their descendants.

THE ARTIFACT

A full-torso print rendered as an authentic 1800s freedom document — aged parchment, iron-gall ink calligraphy, a fine engraved portrait of a Black elder in the style of a National Archives seal, and a hand-pressed rust-red wax seal bearing the True Red Co. mark. Reads KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS across the top and WE WERE HERE. WE REMAIN. in display serif across the heart.

THE BLANK

Printed on a 6.1 oz garment-dyed heavyweight tee — 100% ring-spun cotton, relaxed fit, twill-taped neck and shoulders, double-needle stitching throughout. This is not a fast-fashion blank. It's built to be handed down.

DETAILS

• Full-torso archival print
• Available in Black or White (both carry the design — the artwork brings its own parchment)
• Sizes S–4XL
• Unisex relaxed fit — order your usual size
• Printed on demand · Designed in Indiana

WHY HEIRLOOM No. 001

This is piece one of the True Red Co. heirloom series — the flagship line reserved for pieces that make a permanent statement. Numbered by design, not by unit. Every future heirloom builds on this one.

Indigenous to America. Bloodline of this land.