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Title A name given to the resource Botetourt County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 1860 Location The location of the interview Botetourt County Manumitter Daniel Brugh Manumitted Daniel Turner Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Document Type Deed Record Location Deed Book 34, pg 698 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Daniel Brugh of the County of Botetourt have manumitted, emancipated, and set free and by these presents do manumit, emancipate and set free a negro man slave named Daniel sometimes called Daniel Turner, who was sold and delivered to me by [?Joe?] A Thompson, administrator of John W Thompson, dec’d of the said county of Botetourt & I hereby declare him the said Daniel Turner to be entirely liberated from slavery and entitled to all the rights & privileges of a free person with which it is in my power to vest him. He the said Daniel hereby emancipated is a man of dark complexion about five feet, five ½ inches high, and about 56 years old. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of December 1860. Daniel Brugh (seal) Botetourt County Clerk’s Office 10th December 1860 This deed was this day exhibited in said office and acknowledged by Daniel Brugh a party thereto and admitted to record. Teste, I Woltz, Clerk 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 Botetourt County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 05/28/1852 Location The location of the interview Botetourt County Manumitter Jacob Kimberland Executor William Taylor, et al Manumitted Sam & wife Lucy (and unnamed children), Maria (and unnamed children) Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 3 Document Type Deed Record Location Deed Book 32, pg 482-483 Notes Notes regarding the record Executors manumitting from California, DB 32:483 notes that the said free people were heading to Liberia via Norfolk in 1854 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that we, William Taylor of Sanfrisco in the State of California, and Isabella Ann his wife in her right and Adam Bland of Nevada City in the state aforesaid and Ellen Caroline his wife in her right and Valentine M Peyton of Stockton in the state aforesaid, and Harriet Virgina his wife in her right, and James M Kimberland of San Jose and state aforesaid, in his right, heirs of the estate of Jacob Kimberland deceased, late or formerly of Botetourt County in the state of Virginia, and lawful owners of the persons hereinafter mentioned and described or intended so to be in consideration of one dollar severally in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and from motives of benevolence and humanity, do manumit and hereby set free from slavery a negro man named Sam and Lucy his wife, and all their children and the children of said Lucy, belonging to the estate of said Jacob Kimberland dec’d, and also a negro woman Maria and all her children belonging to said Estate, and we do hereby give, grant and release unto Sam and Lucy, his wife and unto the said Maria, severally all our right, title and claim of, in, and and to their several persons labor and service and, of, in to the estate and property which they may hereafter acquire or obtain; to have and to hold the same to the said Sam and Lucy, his wife, and unto the said Maria, and to their respective children to their use and behalf forever. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty eighth day of May AD 1852. In presence of John McCrickaw Wm Taylor (seal) GJ Evans Isabella Ann Taylor (seal) Adam Bland (seal) Ellen C Bland (seal) Valentine Mason Peyton (seal) Harriet Virgina Peyton (seal) James M Kimberland (seal) State of California City of Sanfrisco On the 28th day of May AD 1852 before me a notary public in aforesaid county appeared, personally came Wm Taylor & Isabella Ann Taylor his wife, Adam Bland and Ellen C Bland his wife, Valentine Mason Peyton & Harriet Virginia Peyton his wife, and James M Kimberland, known to me to be the person described in who executed the foregoing instrument and severally acknowledged that they executed the same property privily & voluntarily for the use and purposes therein mentioned, and the said Isabella Ann, Ellen C & Harriet Virginia being by me examined apart from & without their having their husband acknowledged respectfully that they executed the service voluntarily without fear or manipulation under influence of their husbands & that they did not wish to retract the execution of the same. Witness my hand and seal affixed. John McCeckan (NP) 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 1852 - Kimberland to Sam, et al - Botetourt Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1852 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/9c5fdd2e05562110c7386273f440d354.jpg?Expires=1792627200&Signature=sGlOu9Sw53guahdPFot2qv%7E67IseeYcxmMOBPZ6jnRAIXamO6-zrafDyYiwcqOLYaaPaX6oiWlvufxLjc5ja21t-qUVvYwv3fUHLn-1n9Na9QDb%7E5BY3GrqBcmKV8Hq7WGqEWmDg69L5fuGF9M-AQSlem0i34OWHJhAzZNeXg7ZYlU1v8VuhxHw3HU6IGqHg4OsOnJ7%7E8O8GgrTBl7JVj7ZfxCScGHDJ5GSYzuGTUlfXdNi1NCnhLJvKlqGpgmNc1k-WSSgh9QTd2wxXi85cm4cXOHv3jk9Q5Sh69VteVtJuDVGC9%7EEJ-Q1IXUNoZExQxFZAc3mLdstF3xY7NjbJjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 08a99c771e307a4b4f658fa95e8e820e 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 Botetourt County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 10/08/1850 Location The location of the interview Botetourt County Manumitter Daniel Shue, Matilda Shue Manumitted Nancy Howlet Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Document Type Deed Self Purchase Amount $1 Record Location Deed Book 30, pg 495 Text of Freedom Document Where Nancy M. Delzell by her last will and testament, dated the 6th day of February in the year 1844, and duly admitted to record in the Clerk’s Office of the County Court of Botetourt did bequeath a negro girl named Nancy Howlett, to her me the Mary Delzell, for and during the natural life of the said Mary Delzell, and at her death the said slave Nancy Howlett to go to, and be the property of Matilda Shue, wife of Daniel. There, for and during the natural life of the said Matilda Shue, and at the death of the said Matilda Shue, the said Nancy Howlett (if living at the time of the said Matilda Shue’s death) was to be free. And whereas the said Mary Delzell has since departed this life, and the said slave Nancy Howlett has become the property of the said Matilda Shue; and the said Matilda Shue with the knowledge and consent of her husband, Daniel Shue, is desirous that the said Nancy Howlett should be emancipated. Therefore, know all men by these presents that we Daniel Shue and Matilda Shue, of the county of Botetourt and state of Virginia, for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to them in hand paid, but more particularly from motives of benevolence, have manumitted and set free from slavery, the said negro woman slave named Nancy Howlett aged about thirty five years. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this 8th day of October in the year 1850. Daniel Shue (seal) Matilda Shue (seal) State of Virginia, Botetourt County to wit: We Thomas M Burnwell and Benjamin Ammen, justices of the peace for the county aforesaid, in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Daniel Shue, a party to the foregoing deed of emancipation, bearing date the 8th date of October 1850, personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid, and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed, and desired us to certify his said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the County Court of Botetourt County in order that the said deed may be recorded. And we do further certify that Matilda Shue, the wife of the said Daniel Shue, also personally appeared before us in our said county and being examined by us privily and apart from her said husband, and having the said deed fully explained to her, she the said Matilda Shue acknowledged the same to be her act & deed, declared that she had willingly signed, sealed and delivered the same and that she wished not to retract it. Given under our hands and seals, this eighth day of October 1850. Thomas M. Burnwell J.P. (seal) Benjamin Ammen J.P. (seal) Botetourt County Court Clerk’s Office the 8th day of October 1850. This deed with the certificate of acknowledgement thereon written, was this day exhibited in said office and admitted to record. Teste, Wm. Robinson, DC 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 1850 - Shue to Nancy Howlet - Botetourt Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1850 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/32a67be550884a5301c4ca5b5141d2fe.jpg?Expires=1792627200&Signature=rrpiS5u9TlgAl8FWq4RWFMpbxS59hHUL4zEoWbCwDU%7EuntSsx5opeUfgVlSUz2pNsGMYz9KUzoAUU6l41p5x244VDmOLTfwnolkZFKs0zYVV0%7E2IN%7EOJKLhGxlK1fitQLjJz-Ble0PJfFxe6YcxkAyX4tMPzMrQlNlLwoh9Ax3Fo07huCnmhsdJ%7E6Co-NUE2xmohKY5LdMEa1Gb9-QhwVF-E7HTrCi7J8oSaixMqYWehD5a4-gcdJnIsiWi95lGLXNIOA5s2TzEPUQulTPrtRSSiRB60XMJDt45RaIgrwJ8Lq77yzR1Y-Cehv3GqgwvmboG1EXEsJ%7Ed7JucjAT476A__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM eb935b110dafd465ce0cecf6c088c0dd 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 Botetourt County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 01/09/1846 Location The location of the interview Botetourt County Manumitter Jacob Gish Manumitted Spencer Minor Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Document Type Deed Record Location Deed Book 27, pg 474-475 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that we Samuel Moomaw, Daniel Kinzie, George Layman, Peter Nininger, Charles Carney, John Gish, Catharine Sperry, Jacob Gish, James Snider heirs and distributes of Jacob Gish dec’d of the County of Botetourt and State of Virginia, have manumitted, emancipated, and set free, and by these presents do manumit, emancipate and set free a negro man slave named Spencer and sometimes called Spencer Minor who was formerly the property of Jacob Gish dec’d and was devised to us by his last will and testament; and we hereby declare him the said Spencer to be entirely liberated from slavery and entitled to all the rights and privileges of a free person with which it is in our power to vest him. He the said Spencer hereby emancipated is a man of bright complexion about five feet nine inches high and is about forty-one years old. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this 31st day of October in the year 1844. Samuel Moomaw (seal) Peter Nininger (seal) Catharine Sperry (seal) Daniel Kinzie (seal) James Snider (seal) George Layman (seal) John Gish (seal) Jacob Gish (seal) Charles Carney (seal) Botetourt County to wit: We Nathan P. Suck and John W. Thompson Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Botetourt and State of Virginia do hereby certify that Peter Nininger, Samuel Moomaw, Daniel Kinzie, George Layman, Jacob Gish, Catharine Sperry parties to a certain deed of emancipation bearing date on the 31st day of October 1844, and hereto annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be their act & deed and desires us to certify said acknowledge to the Clerk of Botetourt County Court in order that the same may be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this 31st day of October 1844. Nathan P. Suck (JP) Jn. W. Thompson (JP) Botetourt County to wit: We James McDowell & George McDonald Justices of the Peace for the aforesaid county & state of Virginia do hereby certify that James Snider and John Gish parties to a certain deed of emancipation bearing date the 31st day of October 1844 and hereto annexed, personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be their act and deed and desires us to certify said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the County Court of Botetourt in order that said deed may be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this 4th day of November 1844. James McDowell (seal) G McDonald (seal) Roanoke County to wit: We W.M. Peyton and John P. Kizer Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid & State of Virginia do hereby certify that Charles Carney party to a deed of emancipation bearing date on the 31st day of October 1844 and hereunto annexed, personally appeared before us in our said Court and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and desired us to certify said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the County Court of Botetourt in order that the said deed may be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this 27th day of Oct. 1845. W.M. Peyton (seal) Jn. P. Kizer (seal) Botetourt County Court Clerk’s office 8th January 1846 This deed was this day exhibited in said office, and with the certificates thereon written, was admitted to record. Teste, Wm. Robinson DC 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 Botetourt County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 01/09/1846 Location The location of the interview Botetourt County Manumitter Jacob Gish Manumitted James Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Document Type Deed Record Location Deed Book 27, pg 473-474 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that we Samuel Moomaw, George Layman, Jacob Gish, James Snider, Daniel Kinzie, Charles Carney, Peter Nininger, and Catharine Sperry of the county of Botetourt and State of Virginia heirs and distributes of Jacob Gish dec’d have manumitted and set free and by these presents do manumit, emancipate, and set free a negro man slaved named James, commonly called Jim, who descended to us from the estate of said Jacob Gish dec’d and we hereby declare him the said James to be entirely liberated from slavery and entitled to all the rights and privileges of a free person with which it is in our power to vest him. He the said James hereby emancipated is a man of dark complexion about five feet five inches high and about thirty three years of age. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 8th day of February in the year 1845. Samuel Moomaw (seal) Peter Nininger (seal) George Layman (seal) Catharine Sperry (seal) Jacob Gish (seal) Charles Carney (seal) James Snider (seal) John Gish (seal) Daniel Kinzie (seal) Botetourt County to wit: We Nathan P. Suck and Henry M. Bowyer Justices of the Peace for the County of Botetourt and State of Virginia do hereby certify that Samuel Moomaw, George Layman, Jacob Gish, James Snider, Daniel Kinzie, Peter Nininger, Catharine Sperry parties to a certain deed of emancipation bearing date on the 8th day of February 1845 and hereunto annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be their act and deed and desired us to certify said acknowledgement to the county Court of Botetourt in order that the same might be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this 8th day of February, 1845. Nathan P. Suck JP H.M. Bowyer JP Roanoke County to wit: We W.M. Peyton and John P. Kizer Justices of the Peace for said county and State of Virginia do hereby certify that Charles Carney a party to a certain deed of emancipation bearing date on the 8th day of February 1845 & hereunto annexed, personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid, and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed & desired us to certify said acknowledgment to the county Court of Botetourt in order that the same might be recorded. Given from under our hands and seals this 27th day of Oct. 1845. W.M. Peyton (seal) Jn. P. Kizer (seal) Botetourt County Court- Clerk’s Office 9th January 1846. This deed of emancipation with the certificates of acknowledgement thereon written was this day exhibited in said office acknowledged by John Gish, a party thereto, and admitted to record. Teste, Wm. Robinson DC 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 1846 - Gish to James - Botetourt Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1846 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/3a1063a2dad971c724cf57255e56bcfa.jpg?Expires=1792627200&Signature=kRaa3NZiV3Nl-KUBpqrUsvdcBYLnQHC2RXN6jMWhqD2fzUrR3LOKobt61Geksi-cwLWMiKznGvVRXjOjCoaRdeN8dSvJPKokNK84I3Jcau6V7zeAJwAPMqdGMeLtgqTHuya5EexFzUKVY15WPwwAFbReNyuIQNxQy7DJNFpAruXcsZjJMI9mCGhptWW-tIxqCNEJtw%7EXnNoc2Celk8Qq9f%7EzH58Nt9mH5kZxg0gRG7cqagW5tfRHZlvTLsS5wyXXQ9Nof2wZGEfuARSdstcrWpaVqZ8Rkh81HAGfRyPvyeDOpfe2CkaCoyo5jc%7E0NrBkunbMuXEwnKTXoxJYlgaBEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 5e8add1a678d25d8784d644fab943ffc 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 Botetourt County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 01/09/1846 Location The location of the interview Botetourt County Manumitter Abraham Gish Manumitted Stephen Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Document Type Deed Record Location Deed Book 27, pg 472-473 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that we Samuel Moomaw, George Layman, Jacob Gish, James Snider, Daniel Kinzie, Charles Carney, Peter Nininger, Jacob G. Sperry, and Catharine Sperry and John Gish of the County of Botetourt and State of Virginia, heirs and distributes of Abraham Gish dec’d have manumitted and set free a negro man slave named Stephen who descended to us from the estate of said Abraham Gish dec’d and we hereby declare him the said Stephen to be entirely liberated from slavery and entitled to all the rights and privileges of a free person with which it is in our power to vest him. He the said Stephen hereby emancipated is a man of dark complexion about five feet five & half inches and about twenty-eight years old. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this 8th day of February in the year 1845. Samuel Moomaw (seal) Peter Nininger (seal) George Layman (seal) JG Sperry (seal) Jacob Gish (seal) Cath. Sperry (seal James Snider (seal) Charles Carney (seal) Daniel Kinzie (seal) John Gish (seal) Botetourt County to wit: We Nathan P. Suck and Henry M. Bowyer Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid and State of Virginia do hereby certify that Samuel Moomaw, George Layman, Jacob Gish, James Snider, Daniel Kinzie, Peter Nininger, Jacob G. Sperry, Catharine Sperry, Charles Carney and John Gish parties to a certain deed of emancipation bearing date on the 8th day of February 1845, and hereto annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be their act and deed and desires us to certify said acknowledgement to the Clerk of Botetourt County Court in order that the same may be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this 8th day of February 1845. Nathan P. Suck J.P. (seal) Henry M. Bowyer J.P. (seal) Roanoke County to wit: We W.M. Peyton and John P. Kizer Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid & State of Virginia do hereby certify that Charles Carney party to a deed of emancipation bearing date on the 8th day of February 1845 and hereunto annexed, personally appeared before us in our said County and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and desired us to certify said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the County Court of Botetourt in order that the said deed may be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this 27th day of Oct. 1845. W.M. Peyton (seal) Jn. P. Kizer (seal) Botetourt County Court Clerk’s office 9th January 1846 This deed with the certificates thereon written respecting the acknowledgement thereof, was this day exhibited in said office, acknowledged by John Gish a party thereto and admitted to record. Teste, Wm. Robinson DC Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Botetourt County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 04/23/1844 Location The location of the interview Botetourt County Manumitter James Brads Manumitted Mary Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Document Type Deed Record Location Deed Book 26, pg 521 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I James Brads of the County of Botetourt and State of Virginia have manumitted, emancipated and set free, and by these presents do manumit, emancipate and set free negro woman slave named Mary when she the said Mary shall have arrived at the full age of thirty years, and I hereby declare her the said Mary to be entirely liberated from slavery and entitled to all the rights and privileges of a free person with which it is in my power to vest her, so soon as she shall have arrived at the full age of thirty years and not until then. She the said Mary (who was presented to me by the late Robert Richey on my marriage) is a woman of dark complexion about five feet two inches high, and is at this date seventeen years old. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 22nd day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four. James Brads (seal) Botetourt County to wit: We M. Pendleton and James P Wilson Justices of the Peace for said county do hereby certify that James Brads personally appeared before us in our county and acknowledged the foregoing deed, and desired us to certify said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the County Court of Botetourt County in order that said deed be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this 23rd day of April 1844. M. Pendleton (seal) J.P. Wilson (seal) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Botetourt County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 10/08/1839 Location The location of the interview Botetourt County Manumitter Samuel Kennerly Manumitted William Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Document Type Deed Self Purchase Amount $400 Record Location Deed Book 24, pg 197 Text of Freedom Document I Samuel Kennerly now of the County of Botetourt and State of Virginia being deemed to do justice to my servant Boy William for his faithfulness to me for many years do direct that my said servant William immediately after my death be manumitted and set free from my heirs and all others claiming under me upon the following conditions and express understanding that before my Boy William shall be entitled to his freedom that he pay to my Heirs Executors or administrators the full sum of four hundred dollars and that upon his failing to pay said some of money four hundred dollars and [illegible] to money he is to continue and remain a slave for the benefit of my estate as fully and entirely as I now hold him and I request that my son Augustine and my Nephew Ferdinand Fisk in that the above condition be fully complied with. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 8th day of October eighteen hundred and thirty nine. S. Kennerly (seal) Signed sealed and acknowledged in presence of Wm Robinson Tho. G Godwin Ferdinand Woltz Botetourt County Court Clerks Office 8th of October 1837 This agreement between Samuel Kennerly and his servant William was this day……..[end scan] 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 Botetourt County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 11/1834 Location The location of the interview Botetourt County Manumitter John Allen Manumitted Jack Wilson Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Document Type Deed Record Location Deed Book 20, pg 628 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I John Allen of the County of Botetourt and State of Virginia have emancipated and forever set free, and by these presents do emancipate and forever set free a negro man named Jack, who now assumes the name of Jack Wilson, formerly the property of Lydia Allen Dec’d and I do hereby entirely and fully discharge him the said negro man Jack from the performance of any contract entered into with me during servitude. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. John Allen (seal) At Botetourt November Court 1834 This Deed of Emancipation was this day exhibited in Court and acknowledged by John Allen a party thereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste HW Bowyer Clk 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 Botetourt County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 01/1817 Location The location of the interview Botetourt County Manumitter Henry Bowyer Manumitted Hannah Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Document Type Deed Self Purchase Amount $300 Record Location Deed Book 12, pg 423 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Henry Bowyer of Botetourt County and State of Virginia for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars to me in hand paid by my negro woman slave Hannah the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and confessed. I the said Henry Bowyer for myself and my heirs do hereby emancipate, manumit and for ever set free the said negro woman slave Hannah. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 13th day of January 1817. H. Bowyer (seal) At Botetourt January Court 1817 This Bill of Emancipation was exhibited in court and acknowledged by Henry Bowyer a party thereto to be his hand and seal, act and deed and thereupon ordered to be recorded. A copy teste, JM Bowyer DC 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 1817 - Bowyer to Hannah - Botetourt Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1817