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Title A name given to the resource Prince Edward County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Prince Edward County Virginia Date Court Date 11/22/1831 Manumitter Thomas Ford Record Location WB 7:330 Document Type Last Will & Testament Text of Freedom Document I Thomas Ford of the County of Charlotte, is weak in body, but in my perfect sense. I first request my body to buried in a Kriston [sic] like manner, then I do appoint Robert Nelson my [illegible] and sole Executor then I request for all my just debts to be paid first. I request that the whole of my land which is about five hundred and sixty five acres, it being the land where I now live, and all the [illegible] to be sold to the highest bidder, one half to be paid down, the other half twelve months credit, and I request that all y household and kitchen furniture and all my stock horses and cattle, and of every description, to be sold and all my crop of corn, tobacco, wheat, oats to be sold and the money arisen from the land and the above articles to go to pay my just debts & the balance arising after paying my just debts return to the [?ginmant clock?]. Now I set my negroes free that is, that they are to be sent to the free state by my Executors, their names is Tony, Mary, Jim, Jessy, [?Rilento?], Shadrick, George, Ben, Tull, Fearn, Lucy, [?Mourning?], Becky, Nelson, [?Jany?], Daniel and it is my request that William a free child that my Tony had, by a free woman, may go also with his father, Tony. Now after all my debts is paid, the above named negroes must have a sufficient quantity of money out of my genial stock, after paying my debts, as will carry them to the free states. Now if [?Jany?] an old negro about nearly seventy years of age, her name is above mentioned, should and be able to go with the rest, she is to have in or of to separate her well of my general stock, that be if she says she can to go with the rest, if she can go she must with the rest. Now this is my last will and testimony. I request my [illegible] and the [illegible] how purchase it may come before, may see that my last request may be complied with. Now if there is any money required for the above negroes support at first when they get to the free state, they are to have it out of my general stock, and after all my above requests is complied with, then I give to my brother Hezekiah Ford, one third part of the money that remains in my general stock, after all the above stated money and expenses is paid, or any other that may occur, that is reasonable or lawful towards the above negroes being carried to the free state and not before. Then I give to my sister Elizabeth Jones one fourth part of the money that will remain in my general stock after my above requests is complied with. Then I give to my sister Rebecca Jones one fourth part of the balance that will remain in my general stock after all my above requests is complied with and not before. Then I give to my sister Sally Adams and to all my brother Abner Ford’s children the balance of any in my general stock after all my above requests is settled to be divided between said Sally & Abner’s children. As witness my hand this 18th day of April 1821. Thomas Ford Entered before [illegible] At a court held for Prince Edward County, November the 22nd 1831. This writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Thomas Ford dec’d was presented in court [illegible] and approved by Hezekiah Ford, and there being no witnesses to the said writing Thomas L Richardson was sworn and said he was well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Thomas Ford dec’d, that the whole of the hand writing with the signature is the hand writing of the said Thomas Ford, and Robert Thornton’s testimony, which proves that he is well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Thomas Ford, having had an opportunity of being so for more than thirty years, that he hesitates not, to say as his opinion that the said writing is throughout the hand writing of the said Ford. Ordered that the said writing be recorded as the last will and testament of said Thomas Ford dec’d. At a court held for said county the 15th day of September 1834, on the motion of Culvanian Ford, administrator with the will annexed is granted him, thereupon he with Hezekiah Ford, Thomas G Ford and John Buster his securities entered into and acknowledged that bond for the purpose in the penalty of three thousand dollars, conditioned according to law & took the oath required by law, certificate for obtaining letters of admin with the will annexed in due form is granted him. Teste, W Worsham CC 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 1831 - Thomas Ford to sundry slaves - Prince Edward Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1831 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/3342af27feac3ab3fefdd52d5dc827fe.jpg?Expires=1792627200&Signature=q7ZP6R0xUdOyCsTJplCzJYSDTE8DtLAv0uQzoIIWBs94EeK2SCuzHygbs1AUGouNX2lASku6e0SlXbI9PidQ6%7EeVtuMijJXrkbXf8mPxXhDkF0wF9bpc6mCEj%7E9Sv2y60XKJnBtZY39t6WaHOL407Fq1rtge8jocowF0V%7EmMiwoFpMrbOpHUbe5Bqu28GSz2o9A%7EtuvUH2ARoOpH1Mz8dwdJbTuHprfZrcL2rN2GezpHVdkA4DTp9-QfIpl8T7a2PIqLrwZJNk4t1LH8VkI2Q1jKafcHHbS25L4V%7E6UzXlh9GqDlTu5oiyiGo6PFFWLzsOshT3qzrsYGenhmveqcyA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 9ce663ce3612a889947c5f0eb06b530a 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 Prince Edward County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Prince Edward County Virginia Date Court Date 10/19/1835 Manumitter David Doswell Manumitted Willis Andrew Record Location WB 7:413 Document Type Last Will & Testament Text of Freedom Document I David M. Doswell do hereby make, ordain and declare this to be my last will & testament revoking all other wills, codicils and parts of wills. 1st I will that my debts be paid. 2nd I give and bequeath my mulatto girl Mary to Doct. Richard May during his life. 3rd I emancipate Wills and Andrew when they become twenty one years old; provided they will it and the laws of this state permit, until they are then emancipated I will that my executor pay them five dollars annually and that they be and remain under the absolute control of the above named May, he to maintain and treat them humanly. And if they desire, be part to some trade, but not the carpenters. 4th I give and bequeath to sd May the five hundred pounds now in his hands & left to me in trust by my father, to him and his heirs. 5th I will that my land be rented out until Mary becomes of age and then sold on a credit of five years at the direction of my executor. 6th I will that little Maria now in Kentucky be sold; also my crop, stock, furniture and utensils of every kind, except my spotted horse, which horse I give to Willis & Andrew. 7th After my debts are paid, I will that the land money arising from the sale thereof be divided in this way to wit, one half I give to the said May and his heirs; the other half I will that my executors pay to Willis, Andrew & Mary in equal proportion on they days they respectively become free. 8th I give and bequeath to the above named May the balance of my estate of every description including all debts and legacies due on which money became due. And I also constitute him my sole executor. Done this 12th of September 1835, witness my hand and seal. David M. Doswell (seal) Teste, John H. [?Byaper?] Edward Irvin At a court held for Prince Edward County October the 19th 1835. This last will and testament of David M. Doswell dec’d was presented in court and proved by the oaths of John H. Byaper and Edward Irvin two witnesses thereto ordered that the same be recorded. On the motion of Richard May executors herein named, he with William T. Wootten, Reuben H. [?Dizasmith?] and William H Wood his securities entered into, and acknowledged their bond for the purpose in the penalty of ten thousand dollars, conditioned according to law, and took the oath required by law, certificate for obtaining a probate thereof in due form is granted him. Teste, B.J. Worsham CC 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 1835 - Doswell to Willis & Andrew - Prince Edward Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1835 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/42b05e35072a8677138c99a232a62e19.jpg?Expires=1792627200&Signature=l%7EhFNNB%7EJhuGUxSUad2fheQPQzyWlKwTMGOsF64BMsZVwR9uHUPKGzwSK54pQr6fhtehZEnHNuVTkBSzuMfyBzLoN67D0uWZylU%7E0XrgVgCLn6PeGAPXw9IIZl9pCbDL6NiAiR0LP1M2p2UcZQWzPUrKRJOd-ZxBte05DzKMVol6HTPR8Dx7RCjYxziQr1oBAeC4GyCZx2L3E%7EJGuOCV0l6pcuGcR7AwOMqx%7ECh2TNumQ7WhASvOoypNn2R2%7E7EBaK5jfal%7EQnTQK-uw6aXJ4lFgcx5ItYPTF3vxHWwga7GgQbNpYz-VPpPDvxbiHq%7EDyjrIK7aYHII20JnUSkF9NQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM af78b1161f962219bf7b21b083684596 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 Prince Edward County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Prince Edward County Virginia Date Court Date 05/21/1841 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted Emaline Record Location DB 23:220 Document Type Deed Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that we Richard S Chappell and William H Chappell have manumitted, emancipated and set free a negro woman slave named Emaline, who was on the 17th day of August 1840, sold and, delivered to us by Edward A. Carter of the County of Prince Edward and we hereby declare her the said Emaline 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 her, she the said Emaline, hereby emancipated, is a woman of bright complexion about 5 feet 6 inches high and is about 27 years old. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this 21st day of June 1841. Witness R.S. Chappell (seal) T E Perkinson W.H. Chappell (seal) S C Anderson G W Bradley At a court held for Prince E dward County June the 21st 1841. This deed of emancipation was presented in court and acknowledged by Richard S Chappell and William H Chappell parties thereto, to be their act and deed, ordered that the same be recorded. Teste, B Worsham 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/. Title A name given to the resource 1841 - Chappel to Emaline - Prince Edward Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1841 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/0646b327aa2540fadc69bce4962db58f.jpg?Expires=1792627200&Signature=IAw0xO5PqwvnNW1ufWXTr9eR817t48M34HavMB9ww33hpC-zJBNaIHgMKH-0%7EWidja5EZOk2%7E%7ECBjIwFANidjqmvaZhEpwavV2mcRR-AV%7EvXCCb%7EajEuFRP7fMIJ1vjn950WLLmYKlDmEReGeKXDm1RlhIPoiln-tXWcoEsj8QRoOqG64AgnfW8U%7EZrMRyz6k5IRRuto-FYOtlKe6Bo0isdt%7E-K3rqbNatpcu4iBXxjmJe0rxlyhr-0PCkmKTh2DjRCjyZxmAfCKVhXy7vFuiFsAqJtcbHiFCIidq92epeJJAlEoAsukSxfOvicT2WJdX9%7EZAxAfLRIdqFXoeRk92g__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM cfedc87d9bcead870b49b137d28d5e6c https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/32b9eb7d4ed6e154dace9177ad33f100.jpg?Expires=1792627200&Signature=XLETSwykY9EaZsvlbisJVwWkx6YZPrLfhZFhOr4bkOYw9C%7EzpEOjSN3VD8D7DjCTJQZIEjgeqM4mESrT0LQmEh72Z04XMwrz0tgUxiBzbrKRPPSlRBN66YBVBo6l3go%7EYhwvdjWSoX0YPHJfy94zWpD9DlWYnQ5B%7ENuHmdQ4eizheVPLzoEjj9RJcGMWIcptEJrIroCz0Ha3OYEjxlYAaP6f-aSVydNFpl-p1uWLUANBB5ghhrWMiMBYLyZwrb1PIyrDUkIf4o2zhZWhkFjPbzIhCFh3lwb4yH%7EyRAJD8nyuWY%7ElMKO1O4T8UoqvGRKOTDGjI6pPZgSljAOodNjpTA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM f56284621f460a972bd8b60f950f29a4 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 Prince Edward County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Prince Edward County Date Court Date 1856 Manumitter John Watson Manumitted "all my slaves" - stated as 66 individuals in the secondary sources Record Location Prince Edward Circuit Court Will Book 2, pg 67 Document Type LW&T Notes Notes regarding the record Watson's estate paid for transportation to Liberia Secondary Source Contains background or continuing information about the manumitted persons Book: Notes on Southside Virginia, pg. 131 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 - John Watson to Sundry Slaves - Prince Edward 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/dc65978b05839750083707b5cae275ab.jpg?Expires=1792627200&Signature=qEgngjClr9pwrr7hBpUu3ckrVMb7qfrxok-maSAg3gbHs2y%7E7MgplOQV6kxwikLkhocISj5Nd%7E2nbReN9oEfefSn7E656Ng38eHiLDHt-audufP13JaqUtIIr4lNA-eigox2eGRXiraaczWTyE8sv1f7Zh%7E%7ER7N71e9upaR6-j60Z1Gx8CEOZtYjoIzUTkqgGhkfnSf0aBw2cD95jhjJVcG1WiONFUCdbLTzcakZeXxUWMS2EmlsQ9pei%7Emk-jMoM6ExMVX3EjfZ2VN06qyCAxhqzqnkOkBCaZcl1Dm0Auxbk0TDdUBvA0JxvOcC-eryQjVd0lE1Kk-u4HuaHkuxNw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM fb3c4ca00c490cd4d88208eed31857e3 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 Prince Edward County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 04/21/1783 Location The location of the interview Prince Edward County Virginia Manumitter Jesse Johnson Manumitted Sam, Beller Text of Freedom Document I Jesse Johnson of Prince Edward being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural right of all mankind and that it is my duty to do unto others as I would be done unto in the like situation and having under my care two negroes of the following names and ages (viz): Sam thirty two and Beller thirty five years old. I hereby emancipate and set free the above named slaves and do for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, relinquish all my right, title, interest and claim or pretentions of claim whatsoever, either to their persons or to any estate they may hereafter acquire. And having under my care two negroes of the following names and ages (viz) Isaac five and Maggy nine years old whom I do also emancipate and set free and do for myself my heirs Exors and Admrs relinquish all my right, title, interest and claim or pretentions of claim whatsoever either to their persons or to any estate they may acquire after they attain to the age of eighteen, and twenty one years, when they are to enjoy their freedom in as full and ample manner as if they had been born of free parents without any interruption from me, or any person claiming for, by, from or under me. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal 16th day December 1782. Test Jesse Johnson (seal) John Johnson Garrard Johnson Jr. At a court held for Prince Edward County April 21st 1783. This instrument of writing signed and sealed by Jesse Johnson emancipating and setting free four of his negro slaves was presented in court and acknowledged by said Johnson and on his motion is admitted to record. Teste, F Watkins C Document Type Deed Record Location DB 7:129 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 2 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 1783 - Johnson to Sam & Beller - Prince Edward Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1783 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/107ff8eaf2bab26d14c99a9179f791a3.jpg?Expires=1792627200&Signature=gLAbiG-VnpVV0K6WJRMlMQcc5n3vBszjmXfC4qbC54pjJpCNJLduh8i%7EkfkwdmK6RZtpweNaS%7EUKVTVFqNbrn9rgIyZr0nuZV-Vuwc7GS4AdH7jo3QbafgZXunso55kKhKDFe%7EsodyVMu0XwJLlHt9C-ab5kjRuwrMR9FMVFnF9jjY4kESGLXqgHqFsti5i3I8xywQklLcqvTnvu63keXDziDOHb7w0cH%7E0p9NLL-REXCTOGpMy5Y77env7%7EfxGpijiUKWakXN4AwUjxMxvbFPipkNkm1Yp-eucvkiimUDKFAoioabRpQ3DCCm36UNZ5WxonsiNcp2uyw7fKQVff0A__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM f20ea448e18de697dd2313ebb22147f0 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 Prince Edward County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 09/16/1793 Location The location of the interview Prince Edward County Virginia Manumitter Robert Peck Manumitted Fill Text of Freedom Document In the name of God Amen. I Robert Peck of Prince Edward County being sick of body but of good and perfect memory thanks be to God for the same. Item. It is my will and desire that my negro man Fill shall be set at liberty, Freed and never to serve any body after my decease. But to be totally free from all person or persons whatsoever. In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and fixed my seal this fifth day of March in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and ninety three. Signed sealed and delivered Robert Peck (seal) in presence of Daniel Boaz Garnett Andrews John Baldwin At a court held for Prince Edward County September 16th 1793. This deed of emancipation was presented in court and proved by the oaths of Daniel Boaz and Garnett Anderson two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste, F Watkins C.C. Document Type Last Will & Testament Record Location DB 9:305 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 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 1793 - Peck to Fill - Prince Edward Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1793 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/f2f6eb0198cfaa698c6a74a64a7aaec7.jpg?Expires=1792627200&Signature=UNaub2jSQSoMhukXPbRAMqEPevRkkxqNGmQB4Q17fnQ2XM6MS5sQnjnC%7EXV1wd4eVw3X7YjE7XJLZrJ%7EqHFa3MjJSP4GwGAgW17O-MkfJqRzdVoqjCF9oMQCVQAYsq14TFNmD5-BjjCaB94A-PKBb1v7sW5g14dy%7EgicrLCJ5L3J3FAZ9NCCu-pyeKgFSPrArOTOYlZ6xaFZXtvoUSQ9m9ljMlwVNn6UHD8CO8WSohfanujwU82lNYjb6cw0SBfPJTsHqh2jGaZwUjnNYIPIoHSw9hE9GwCdc-W9dl1x69Nbs-2K8aVI9%7EElQKA7RPwZCdIUH7KSWOBL0fgGByltWw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 0cabd008000bc8a157d7cc8f895726b5 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 Prince Edward County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 06/05/1795 Location The location of the interview Prince Edward County Virginia Manumitter John Nash Manumitted John Jackson Text of Freedom Document This indenture made and entered into this 5th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety five. Witnesseth that I John Nash of Prince Edward County & State of Virginia for various considerations of more especially for the sum of forty two pounds Virginia currency paid to me by the Rev. John Blair Smith of the county of Philadelphia & State of Pennsylvania on account of John Jackson, a negro slave, have by these presents emancipated & set at liberty the said John Jackson & I do by this instrument declare him free from the contract, power or authority of myself, the said John Nash, my heirs executors, administrators or assigns under any presence whatever, freely and voluntarily relinquishing all claim to the said John Jackson as a slave or command over him for future services, having hereby vested in him full power, peaceably to enjoy his freedom as a citizen of the united States without any let or interruption from me the said John Nash my heirs Executors or administrators, or any of them to remain free and clearly acquitted exonerated & discharged, hence forward to the end of his life. It is however declared to be the intention of these presents that arguably to the Act of Assembly, empowering the owners of slaves to liberate them, under certain limitations, he the said John Jackson doth accede to the covenants entered into by the subscribed his late owner. In testimony whereof I the said John Nash have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and year above written. Signed, sealed and acknowledged John Nash (seal) in presence of Robert L. Smith Drury Lacy James Morton Document Type Deed Record Location DB 10:305 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Self Purchase Amount £42 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 1795 - Nash to John Jackson - Prince Edward Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1795 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/baea552efd482c7b53a3bee9d3e94133.jpg?Expires=1792627200&Signature=a9crddBcxymPgVeh5oapSPLGarXdOq3uzua%7ElQSl8LR92qegdTKdXOpTfHfqiwBWhuwWmPVMWjEdbQbHGzXwpWaIYcOttY%7EHz3I0YzGC3qU88pjm6VWfYRhg6ioqhWq8Julxhlk5VBNm3jSQ06lqBYmF24Tl8%7Eb2thz%7EUecnm%7EUTzH1sLPbqbijgKjKlVpkxRjC%7E5Aeu4DbUbFuXQEJRu%7EISe-eUJKPE3E5%7EQ1Q8SFfeqXt1-XCEap5N9R0fvQg7WD13iEeuSHC4Vp2QDc2KY1ljisLr8oTmGmQcT6%7ErwrG8JeJnF-8mevwfYmooRxBUgFb08pLx-eYfhd8MoNbN1Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 6b1339c53c039a008c2d2f4d53972e1e 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 Prince Edward County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 09/05/1795 Location The location of the interview Prince Edward County Virginia Manumitter John Nash Manumitted Olive Jackson, Polley Jackson, Lucy Jackson Text of Freedom Document This indenture made and entered into this 5th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety five. Witnesseth that I John Nash of Prince Edward County and State of Virginia for various considerations and more especially for the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds Virginia currency paid to me by the Reverend John B. Smith of the County of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, on account of the following slaves (viz) Olive Jackson and her two daughters Polley Jackson and Lucy Jackson. Have by these presents emancipated & set at liberty the said Olive Jackson, Polley Jackson and Lucy Jackson & I do by this instrument declare them free from the claim power or authority of myself the said John Nash my heirs, Executors, Administrators or assigns under any pretense whatever freely and voluntarily relinquishing all claim to the said Olive Jackson, Polley Jackson and Lucy Jackson, as slaves or command over them for future services having hereby vested in these and each of them fully peaceably to enjoy their freedom as citizens of the United States with out any lawful let or interruption from me the said John Nash, my heirs, Executors, Administrators or any of them to remain full and clearly acquitted, exonerated & discharged here forward to the end of their lives. It is however declared the intention of these presents that arguably to the Act of Assembly empowering the owners of slaves to liberate them under certain limitation they the said Olive Jackson, Polley Jackson and Lucy Jackson do accede to the covenants entered into by the Subscriber, their late owner. In testimony whereof I the said John Nash have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal the day and year above written. Signed, sealed & acknowledged John Nash (seal) & interlined before signed in the [illegible] In presence of Robert L. Smith Drury Lacey James Morton At a district court held at Prince Edward Court House the 9th day of September 1795. This deed from John Nash to John B. Smith emancipating the following slaves viz Olive Jackson and her two daughters Polley Jackson and Lucy Jackson was presented in court and acknowledged by John Nash party thereto to be his act and deed and ordered to be recorded. Teste, F. Watkins C.D.C Document Type Deed Record Location District Court DB:64 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 3 Self Purchase Amount £120 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 Prince Edward County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 06/18/1798 Location The location of the interview Prince Edward County Virginia Manumitter Zadock Thackston Manumitted Ben Text of Freedom Document To all whom it may concern know ye that by an Act of Assembly passed in Virginia May 1782 intitled an act for the emancipation of slaves therefore all persons who are disposed so to do are thereby empowered therefore by the authority aforesaid I Zadock B Thackston of Prince Edward County from a clear conviction of the impropriety of slavery do set free the following slave, Ben who is now twelve years old shall go out free in the year eighteen hundred and sixteen entirely free from me or mine or any other person whatsoever under the power of civil protection as witness my hand and seal this 11th day of June 1798. Teste John Muskgichie Z B Thackston (seal) At a court held for Prince Edward County June 18th 1798 This deed of emancipation from Zadock B Thackston to his negro slave Ben was presented in court and acknowledged by said Thackston party thereto to be his act and deed ordered that the same be recorded. Teste, F Watkins CC Document Type Deed Record Location DB 11:212 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 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 Prince Edward County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 12/15/1800 Location The location of the interview Prince Edward County Virginia Manumitter John Nash Manumitted Toney Boyles Text of Freedom Document This indenture made and entered into this first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred. Witnesseth that I John Nash of Prince Edward County of Virginia for divers good causes and consideration hereunto specially moving more especially for the many faithful services rendered to me by Toney Boyles a slave have by these presence emancipated and set at liberty the said negro free from the control power or authority of him the said John Nash his heirs Executors Administrators or assigns under any pretense whatsoever freely and voluntarily relinquishing all claim to the said Toney Boyles as a slave or command over him for future services having hereby vested in him the said Toney Boyles full power peaceably to enjoy his freedom as a citizen of the United States without any lawful let or interruption of him the said John Nash his heirs executors or administrators or any of them to remain free & freely and clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged & to remain free from hence forward to the end of his life. To the intent and purpose that by these presents and the Act of Assembly impowering the owners of slaves to liberate them under certain limitations he the said Toney Boyles doth accede to the covenants entered into by his late owner. In testimony whereof he the said John Nash hath set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written. Signed, Sealed & Acknowledged John Nash (seal) in presence of Abner Nash Matilda Nash Charles F. Nash At a court held for Prince Edward County December 15th 1800. This deed was presented in court and proved by Charles F. Nash one of the witnesses thereto and at another court held for said county January 19th 1801 This deed was presented in court and further proved by Abner Nash another witness thereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste, F Watkins Clk CC Document Type Deed Record Location DB 12:13 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 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 1800 - Nash to Toney Boyles - Prince Edward Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1800