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Clarke Manumitted John Galloway, Jacob Galloway, Sophy Galloway Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document This deed made the 5th day of July in the year 1861 by Nancy N. Clarke of the town of Staunton in the State of Virginia witnesseth that the said Nancy N. Clark in consideration of one dollar to her paid hath manumitted & set free her three slaves viz. John Galloway, Jacob Galloway & Sophy Galloway and doth hereby discharge the said persons forever from her services. Witness the following signature & seal Nancy N. Clarke (seal) State of Virginia Augusta County Nancy N. Clarke whose name is signed to the writing above dated the 5th day of July 1861 hath acknowledged the same before me a notary public in the said county. Witness my hand this 5th day of July 1861 J. Wayt Notary Public In the Clerk’s Office of Augusta County Court December 30th 1863 This deed of Manumission from Nancy N. Clarke to her three slaves John Galloway Jacob Galloway & Sophy Galloway was this day presented in the office aforesaid and being acknowledged by the grantor hereto before a notary public for this county is with his certificate annexed to record. Teste, Jn D. Jonboden Clk Document Type Deed Self Purchase Amount $1 Record Location WB 39:464 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Augusta County Manumissions Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 07/09/1860 Location The location of the interview Augusta County Virginia Manumitter J. Wayt Bell Manumitted Cornelius Napper Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I J. Wayt Bell of the County of Augusta and State of Virginia for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand dollars to me in hand paid by Wm B Kasper and Attorney for Robert Napper a free man of color, the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge have manumitted and set free from slavery my negro boy Cornelius, son of the said Robert Napper, a mulatto aged about [?eleven?] years, a scar on the left ear, one on the left side, and one on the inside of the left leg. And I hereby give grant and release unto the said Cornelius all my right title and claim of in and to his person labour and services. In witness whereof I have hereto set my seal this 9th day of July 1860. J. Wayt Bell (seal) In the Clerk’s Office of the County Court of Augusta in the state of Virginia July 9th 1860 – This deed of manumission from J. Wayt Bell to his negro slave Cornelius son of Robert Napper was this day presented in the office aforesaid and acknowledged by the grantor J. Wayt Bell before me J.D. Jonboden Clerk of said Court to be his act and deed whereupon the same is admitted to record. Teste, J.D. Jonboden Clk Document Type Deed Self Purchase Amount $1,000 Record Location WB 37:496 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Augusta County Manumissions Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 01/05/1859 Location The location of the interview Augusta County Virginia Manumitter Margaret Crawford Manumitted Matilda Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Margaret A. Crawford of the County of Augusta and State of Virginia for and in consideration of the sum of six hundred dollars to me in hand paid by Robert Napper a free man of colour, the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge have manumitted and set free from slavery and do hereby manumit and set free from slavery my negro woman Matilda the wife of the said Robert, a bright mulatto of large size, with a scar on the right arm near the wrist aged about forty five years, and her female child Margaret also a mulatto aged about six years. And I do hereby give grant and release unto the said Matilda and her child, Margaret aforesaid and their future increase all my right title and claim of, in and to their persons, labour and services and of in and to all the estate and property which they may hereafter acquire or obtain. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this 5th day of January in the year 1859. Margaret A. Crawford (seal) Executrix and Devisee of James Crawford Dec’d Virginia 59 In the Clerk’s Office of the County Court of Augusta County, January 5th 1859 This deed of manumitted from Margaret A Crawford Executrix and Devisee of Jame Crawford deceased, was this day presented in the office aforesaid, and acknowledged by the said Margaret A. Crawford Executrix & Devisee as aforesaid to be her act and deed and is together with this certificate admitted to record. Teste, J.D. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Augusta County Manumissions Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 11/11/1857 Location The location of the interview Augusta County Virginia Manumitter Hugh Sheffey Manumitted Sophy Edwards, Louisa Sheffey Edwards Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 2 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Hugh W Sheffey of the Town of Staunton in the State of Virginia do hereby set free and emancipate my slaves Sophy Edwards formerly Sophy Johnson and her infant female child Louisa Sheffey Edwards; and do declare the said Sophy and Louisa S. and their future increase discharged from any service and from the claim control or domain of all persons whatsoever. Witness my hand and seal this 11th day of November 1857. Hugh W Sheffey (seal) Clerk’s office of the Court of Augusta County November the 11th 1857 This deed of Emancipation from Hugh W. Sheffey to Sophia Edwards formerly Sophie Johnson and her infant child Louisa Sheffey Edwards, was this day presented in the office aforesaid and acknowledged by the said Hugh W. Sheffey before me deputy clerk of the court aforesaid, and admitted to record. Teste, William A. Barnett Clk Document Type Deed Record Location WB 36:165 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Augusta County Manumissions Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 06/22/1857 Location The location of the interview Augusta County Virginia Manumitter Samuel Mantiply, William Mantiply Manumitted Henry Blair Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document This Deed made the 29th day of November in the year 1855 between Samuel Mantiply and William Mantiply of the one part and Henry Blair of man of color, all of the County of Amherst – witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars in hand paid by said Henry Blaie the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, they the said Samuel & William have liberated, set free and emancipated the said Henry from this date henceforth and forever, hereby conferring, upon the said Henry all the rights and privileges of a free coloured man of this Commonwealth and we hereby request the County Court of Augusta, where said Henry has resided for many years, to grant him permission to remain in the Commonwealth, hereby relinquishing and surrendering all rights the future services of said Henry. Witness our hands and seals this 28th day of November 1855. Samuel Mantiply (seal) Wm Mantiply (seal) County of Amherst to wit I, Samuel C Gibson a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia, do certify that Samuel & William Mantiply whose names are signed to the writing hereunto bearing date on the 28th day of November have acknowledged the same before me in my County aforesaid. Given under my hand this 28th day of November 1855. Saml C Gibson J.P. Augusta County Court Clerk’s Office June 22nd 1857 This Deed of Emancipation from Samuel Mantiply & William Mantiply to Henry Blair was this day presented in the office aforesaid and being acknowledged by the grantors heretofore a Justice of the Peace for the County of Amherst is with his certificate annexed and admitted to record. 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Title A name given to the resource Augusta County Manumissions Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 09/11/1857 Location The location of the interview Augusta County Virginia Manumitter Alexander Givens Manumitted Aaron Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Alexander r Givens of the county of Augusta & State of Virginia, for and in consideration of his past services as well as of three hundred & fifty dollars to me in hand paid, do hereby emancipate make free and set at liberty from all future labor or services as a slave to me, my heirs or any one claiming under me Aaron a negro man aged about fifty one years, who has been & will be up to the due execution of this instrument my slave, and I hereby authorize the court to grant him such a register of his freedom as the law may justify. Given under my hand and seal this 9th day of September 1857 Alex R Givens (seal) State of Virginia County of Augusta S.S. I Alex Walker a Justice of the Peace in the County of Augusta and state aforesaid hereby certify that Alexander R Givens who has given the foregoing deed hath duly acknowledged the same before me in my county aforesaid on this 9th day of September 1857. Alex Walker JP Augusta County Court Clerk’s Office September 11th 1857 This deed of emancipation from Alexander R Givens to Aaron on this day presented in the office aforesaid and being acknowledged by the grantor here before a Justice of the Peace is with his certificate annexed and admitted to record. Teste, Jefferson Kinney Clk Document Type Deed Self Purchase Amount $350 Record Location WB 36:48 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Augusta County Manumissions Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 10/01/1857 Location The location of the interview Augusta County Virginia Manumitter Samuel Finley Manumitted Emma Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document Deed made the fifteenth day of Oct One thousand eight hundred & fifty seven between Matthew Pilson one of the Exrs of Samuel Finley of the one part, Lewis Johnson a free man of color of the second part, and Emma a slave wife of said Lewis Johnson of the third part – Witnesseth; that the said party of the first part acting as Extr as aforesaid in consideration of one dollar to him in hand paid do grant to the said Lewis Johnson with special warrant, the said slave Emma aged about fifty years belonging to the estate of the said Samuel Finley dec’d, And the said Lewis Johnson doth hereby manumit and forever set free the said Emma, so conveyed to him. Witness the following signature and seal. Matthew Pilson (seal) Exctr of Samuel Finley dec’d Lewis Johnson (seal) Document Type Deed Self Purchase Amount $1 Record Location WB 36:133 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Augusta County Manumissions Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 10/28/1856 Location The location of the interview Augusta County Virginia Manumitter Jacob Keiser Manumitted Willis Crawford Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Jacob Keiser recently of the County of Augusta, but now of the County of Roanoke in the State of Virginia, for & in consideration of the sum of one dollar to me in hand paid by Willis Crawford, a negro man aged thirty six years, I Jacob Keiser do hereby liberate said negro from slavery forever – witness the following signature & seal the 22nd of September in the year 1856. Jacob Keiser (seal) Augusta County to wit I Wm Chapman for the County aforesaid in the state of Virginia, do hereby certify that Jacob Keiser whose name is affixed to the above writing bearing date 22nd Sept 1856 personally appeared before me in my county aforesaid & acknowledged the above writing to be his act & deed, & desired me to certify said acknowledgment to the County Court of Augusta in order that said negro Willis Crawford may be [illegible] as a free negro & receive free papers, with a [illegible] to his removing to one of the free states. Given under my hand the 22nd day of September 1856. Wm Chapman JP In Augusta County Court October 28th 1856 This Deed of Emancipation from Jacob Keiser to Willis Crawford was presented in court & being acknowledged by said Keiser before a Justice of the Peace is with his certificate admitted, ordered to be recorded. 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Title A name given to the resource Augusta County Manumissions Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 01/28/1856 Location The location of the interview Augusta County Virginia Manumitter George Crawford Manumitted Thomas Crawford Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I George W Crawford of the County of Augusta in the State of Virginia in consideration of the kind feeling & good will I have toward my servant man Thomas Crawford do hereby manumit & set free the said Thomas Crawford & do declare him henceforth to all intents and purposes a free man. Witness my hand & seal this 22nd day of January 1856. G.W. Crawford (seal) State of Virginia Augusta County 5 Sept I William D Anderson a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that George W Crawford whose name is signed to the writing above dated the 22nd day of January 1856 hath acknowledged the same before me in my said county. Given under my hand this 23rd day of January 1856. Wm. D Anderson JP Augusta County Court January the 28th 1856 This deed of emancipation from George W Crawford to Thomas Crawford & was this day presented in court and being acknowledged by the said George W. Crawford before a Justice of the Peace is with his certificate admitted to be recorded. Teste, Jefferson Kinney Clk Document Type Deed Record Location WB 35:22 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1856 - Crawford to Thomas Crawford - Augusta Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/37eb1ff292d0a5e05d80bed18bb465d1.jpg?Expires=1787788800&Signature=NAz9T7jnVX955CSt8CFKespaLkEGpaJjZRGO6Y22vlJjOB1hJM-%7EHk9dlEVHxyrzhCEOv5VxhYWmTqRe1h1HIflS%7EHFsE%7EtXubTpBiKzqEhxm9z-c4Ljokm5CukR65OOAZS-SqLQR4%7EsvKy85x7SGVPX2GqlzPyHX6YGUSoyIlC02kqpqebYsqdGN5w%7Er2%7EYnj336rlhoLCMLWVuQE6reWy9lxn%7EaR-IUDaSh%7EYxyNCKeiO82nlTlUozUvmbV6c24XsE9KB9IXtnEBJgMXP3yqhv0U6tjnrP4Ol2jWNf7Q7wrj40HvF8JIalsrzGhvExfs56UKxzHVASEdB0YmnyFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 756fcee9fc67ca1868d2015ad21b9dda Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Augusta County Manumissions Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 04/28/1856 Location The location of the interview Augusta County Virginia Manumitter William H. Ott Manumitted Jefferson Henderson Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document This deed made the 22nd day of September in the year of our Lord 1855 by William H. Ott of the County of Augusta and State of Virginia, witnesseth that the said William H. Ott in consideration of five hundred dollars, doth manumit and set free his slave Jefferson Henderson aged fifty two years, the said Jefferson Henderson is a [?pale?] black, six feet one inch in height, has a large scar on the elbow of his right arm and a second scar near the wrist of the same arm. He is large and well proportioned. Witness the following signature and seal. Wm. H. Ott (seal) State of Virginia, Augusta County Court Sept. I Archer M Moore a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Augusta do hereby certify, that, William H. Ott, part to the writing dated as above, the 22nd day of September 1855 and whose name is signed thereto, hath acknowledged the same before me in my said County of Augusta. Given under my hand this 22nd day of September 1855. Archer M. Moore JP In Augusta County Court April the 28th 1856 This deed of emancipation from Wm. H. Ott to Jefferson Henderson was presented in court and being acknowledged by said Ott before a Justice of the Peace for this county is with his certificate ordered to be recorded. Teste, Jefferson Kinney Clk Document Type Deed Self Purchase Amount $500 Record Location WB 35:23 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1856 - Ott to Jefferson Henderson - Augusta Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856