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Title A name given to the resource Arlington County/Alexandria County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Arlington County VA Manumitter James Kieth Executor George Taylor Manumitted Tom (Thomas Messer) Manumitted Age 1 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I James Keith of the Town and County of Alexandria on the District of Columbia for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving more especially for and in consideration of three hundred dollars to me in hand paid by Tom a slave for life belonging unto me the said James Keith commonly called Thomas Messer have liberated emancipated and manumitted and by these presents do liberate emancipate and manumit the said Tom commonly called Thomas Messer from his Bondage and I do hereby release and discharge him from all services to be rendered by him unto me my heirs executors or administrators in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed by seal this twenty ninth day of August tone thousand eight hundred and one Sealed and Delivered in presence of Ja Keith District of Columbia Alexandria Corporation to wit on the twenty ninth day of August on thousand eight hundred and one personally appeared before me George Taylor Mayor of the said Corporation James Keith of the District and Corporation aforesaid who acknowledged the above instrument of writing to be his act and deed in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the said corporation to be affixed the said 29th day of August 1801 George Taylor Mayor This is a large black looking man about 49 years of age 6 feet one inch high a small scar under the right eye dirty colored eyes, wool [caud? -- some reference to his hair, I think] behind and at the sides, and large bones- & flat footed registered this third day of June 1802 agreeable to Law. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office the day and year above G Deneale [C?] of Alex’a county D Columbia At a United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia continued and held for the County of Alexandria the 9 day of December 1803 This deed of manumission from James Keith to Negro Tom having been duly acknowledged by the said James Keith before George Taylor Mayor of the Corporation of Alexandria and certified by him under the seal of the said corporation, is on motion, ordered to be recorded [Test?] G Deneale [Tue?] 11th day James Keith to Negro Tom manumission November term 1803 no 63 recorded Lib G fo: 252 Examd Self Purchase Amount $300 Record Location Library of VA - VIRGINIA UNTOLD 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charlotte County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Charlotte County Virginia Manumitter Thomas Williams Manumitted Sarah Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Document Type LW&T Record Location WB 2:244-245 Date Court Date 06/03/1803 Text of Freedom Document I Thomas Williams of sound mind and memory and mindful of the uncertainty of life do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament revoking hereby all others heretofore recorded. First, I desire all my just debts to be paid by the proceeds of he crop now on harvest the crop in cultivation and such part of my perishable estate, not hereafter specifically divided. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Frances the tract of land whereon I now live lying on Twitties Creek composed of the several parcels of land bought of May Thweatt and Mullins during her natural life only. I also lend to my wife during her natural life only the following slaves to wit Jesse, Phebe, Beck, Frankey, Dolley and Sarah. I also give to my wife to dispose of as she pleases twenty head of cattle, ten sheep, thirty head of hogs, three horses to wit, Paddy, a mare called Margey and her choice of the colt got by Planten & as much provisions as will plentifully maintain herself and family & stock until she can make a crop. I also give to her all my household & kitchen furniture except such as may be hereafter expressly given to some other legacee [sic] and as many of the plantation tools and fowls of every kind as she may think proper. I do will and desire that my son Robert and my two daughters Sally and Peggy may lie with their mother as long as she may think proper and if at any time she shall desire that Robert shall so live separate and part from her. In that case I do direct that the above tract given to my wife for life may be divided by a line drawn from a ford on Twitties Creek near the big log so as to divide the Spring now used by my family and from thence to be continued so as to divide the said tract into two equal parts. Robert is then to take immediate possession of the northern moiety and my wife will retain in her possession the southern moiety only. With regard to the spring my meaning is that they shall equally enjoy the benefit and use of it however it may hereafter change its course of situation. After the death of my wife I give to my son Robert the whole of the tract of land first given to my wife for live to him and his heirs forever. And in case my two daughters Sally and Peggy outlive their mother and remain unmarried, it is my will and desire that they live with my son Robert and work their hands jointly with his. But if they or either of these should disagree with and cannot live in harmony with my son Robert, it is my will & desire that they may live on that moiety already assigned my wife, in case she should not choose to live with Robert and use and enjoy the same as long as they remain unmarried and not longer. I also give to my son Robert a negroe man named Isaac and four ewes to him and to his heirs forever. I also give to my daughter Sally one negro woman named Betty her male child John and her female child Rhody, a negro boy named James one feather bed and furniture a cow and calf and four sheep to her and her heirs forever. I also give to my daughter Peggy one negro woman named Milley, a negro boy named Major a girl named Betta & a negro boy named Clem, one feather bed and furniture a cow and calf and four sheep to her and to her heirs forever. I lend to my daughter Molly Shelton during the joint lives of herself and her husband one hundred acres of Land of the horse pen tract beginning on Brooke line and running parallel with MCargo’s line back to my line making the parcel of one hundred acres of equal worth. I also lend to my said daughter Shelton my slave Kate and a girl named Judy during the joint lives of herself and husband and after their deaths, I will and desire the said one hundred acres of land to be sold, and the money arriving therefrom together with the said two slaves Kate and Judy, and their increase to be equally divided among my said daughters children. It is my will and desire that the residue of my horse pen tract of land be equally divided between my three sons Jeremiah, Matthew, and Martin and their heirs having regard in the division to quality as well as quantity- and I will and desire the division to be made that the plantation in which Matthew lives may have a due proportion of adjoining land, and that the plantation on which Martin lives may have its due proportion of adjoining land, and that the residue of the tract may appertain and go with the mill and that in the division the value of the mill shall not be estimated. After this division is made it is my will that Matthew shall be entitled to that allotment on which he now lives, that Martin shall be entitled to that allotment on which he lives, and that Jeremiah shall be entitled to the residue with the mill to them and their heirs forever. I do lend to my daughter Collier during the joint lives of herself and husband a negro girl named Betsy, a negro girl named Polly and a negro girl named Mary and after their deaths to be equally divided among my said daughter’s children. I do lend to my daughter Nancy Collins a negro woman named Dicey and a girl named Hannah during her natural life only and after her death to be equally divided among her children. I do give to my son Martin a negro man named Sam, a negro man named Bob, a negro woman named Amey, a negro girl named Dilsey to him and his heirs forever. After the death of my wife I will and desire that out of the negroes left to her for life and their increase my daughter Shelton have one other negro, my daughter Colliers one other negro, and my daughter Collins two other negros, the two first during the joint lives of themselves and husbands, and my daughter Collins during her own life only and after their deaths to be divided among their children as in before directed in divises to them and the residue of the said negros left to my wife for life except Sarah I will to be equally divided among my five daughters so that my daughters Shelton, Collins & Collier shall have no greater estate in them than is before directed in divises to them and it is my will and desire that my daughters Shelton, Collins and Collier shall have choice of the four first divided to them in this clause. I will and direct that after the death of my wife, my negro woman Sarah be liberated from any service except what she may voluntarily render and I do hereby direct and request that she may live with either of my children she may choose hereby meaning and intending that she is not to go at large, but to remain with any child she may choose of her discretion. Also the residue of my property both real and personal I desire may be sold and my debts due to me to be collected and the monies applied to the discharges of my just debts, and if there with the crop on hand and crop growing shall not be sufficient to pay all my debts I do direct that the whole of my estate both real and personal may be kept together until by the crops the whole of my debts shall be fully discharged and should it be necessary to help my estate together I wish and direct during that time my wife and two single daughters may have a comfortable maintenance. It is my will and desire that wherever I have given female negros, the future increase from this date shall be considered as part of the gift and upon the same terms of the gift. Lastly I do will and desire that the residue of my property both real and personal be equally divided among all my children and I do hereby appoint my sons Jeremiah Williams and Robert Williams executors of this my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed my seal in presence of the subscribing witnesses who subscribed their names as witnesses in my presence this twentieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and three. Thomas Williams (seal) In presence of W.M. Watkins, James Mullins, James Mullins Jun. At a court held for Charlotte County the 6th day of June 1803. This last will and testament of Thomas Williams deceased was presented in court by Jeremiah Williams one of the Executors herein named and the same was proved by the oath of William M. Watkins, James Mullins, and James Mullins jun. the three witnesses hereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded. Teste, Thomas Read, Clerk At a Court held for the said County the 3rd day of October 1803. On the motion of Jeremiah Williams and Robert Williams the executors herein named who made oath according to law certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate of the said will in due form they giving security whereupon they with Charley Daniel, Collier Hutcherson, John Roberts and William Dupree their securities entered into and acknowledged their bond according to law for that purpose. Teste, Thomas Read, Clerk Truly Recorded, Thomas Read, 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/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Prince William County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 05/02/1803 Location The location of the interview Prince William County Virginia Manumitter Fanny Webster Manumitted Polly Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Fanny Webster of the Town of Dumfries and County of Prince William for and in consideration of the sum of one dollars to me in hand paid, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have manumitted, emancipated, and set free & do hereby emancipate, set free, and liberate a certain mulatto girl named Polly who was devised to me by the last will and testament of Thomas Montgomerie deceased; the said girl Polly is at this time about twenty one years of age. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twentieth day of October 1802. Signed, sealed and delivered Fanny Webster (seal) in presence of Philip Dawe Jr J. Lawson John Williams At a court held for Prince William County the 2nd day of May 1803. This deed of emancipation from Fanny Webster to Polly was proved by the oaths of John Williams, John Lawson, & Philip Dawe Jun’r and ordered to be recorded. Teste, John Williams Cl Cur Document Type Deed Record Location DB 2:126 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Self Purchase Amount $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 Surry County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 06/28/1803 Location The location of the interview Surry County Virginia Manumitter Samuel Trusly Manumitted Silvia Document Type Deed Record Location DB 2:408 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document To all to whom these presents shall come, know YE that I Samuel Trusly now of the county of Surry being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural right of all mankind, and having under my care a negro woman named Silvia whom I hold as a slave and whom I purchase of Caufield (illegible) of this county, as by reference to his bill of sale executed to me bearing date the thirteenth day of the present month (May)1803 will fully appear which said negro woman Silvia, I do by these presents emancipate and set free and do for myself my heirs, executors administrators, relinquished all right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever, as well to her person as to any estate she may hereafter acquire, and I do for myself my heirs and [illegible] warrant unto the said negroe woman Silvia and all her future posterity their full freedom against me my heirs and all other persons whatsoever, claiming under me or under my heirs In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty third day of May, one thousand eight hundred and three Samuel [his x mark] Trusley jr {Seal} Signed sealed and delivered in presence of John H Bell James Bell At a court held for Surry County June 28th 1803 The within written deed of emancipation from Samuel Trusly junior, to negroe Silvia, was acknowledged by the said Samuel Trusly junior to be his act and deed and by the court ordered to be recorded Teste, John Faulcon C.S.C. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Princess Anne County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 04/02/1803 Location The location of the interview Princess Anne County Virginia Manumitter John Thorowgood Manumitted Phobe Text of Freedom Document I, John Thorowgood of the County of Princess Anne and State of Virginia, do declare this instrument to be, and do hereby publish the same as my last will and Testament.. Article the first, I give and bequeath to my son John Wainhouse Thorowgood to him and his heirs for ever, should he have any to survive him, the plantation I now live on situated in the County of Princess Anne, on Lynhaven river, containing four hundred acres (be the same more or less) but should he die with -out leaving any heirs to survive him, then and in that case, it is my will and desire, that my son Adam Thorowgood shall have the said Plantation to him and his heirs for ever, on the decease of the said John Wainhouse Thorowgood, his brother, the second I give and be- -queath to my son John Wainhouse Thorowgood to him and his heirs for ever, the following Negroes, to wit, Ned, old Warwick, Roger, Stephen, Will Pender, Jenny, Chaney, Marinda, old Phobe, and Juddy, the third I give and bequeath to my son John Wainhouse Thorowgood six head of young cows, not under two nor over three years old, one yoke of Oxen, one work horse six young Ewes, the pair of looking Glasses standing in the Hall of the house I occupy, a pair of black walnut tables, fourteen hair bottomed chairs, a bed and furniture, a silver tankard, and six silver table spoons, to him and his heirs forever, the fourth, I give and bequeath to my son Adam Thorowgood to him and his heirs for ever, my Plantation lying on the east side of Lynhaven bay which I purchased of Thomas Hunter and which joins the land of Capt. William Keeling, containing three hund- -red and thirty three acres, be the same more or less, the fifth I give and bequeath to my son Adam Thorowgood to him and his heirs for ever the follow -ing Negroes, to wit, Lawrence, Jim, Tom, Argyle, Cicero, Robbin, Moody, Isaac, Hannah, Sarah, Betty, and her child called Billy, Dina[?], Peg and Hannah the child of Hannah, also two beds with their furniture, the sixth, I give and bequeath to my son Adam Thorowgood all the horned Cattle and Sheep which belongs to my Lynhaven plantation, also one work horse to him and his heirs forever — the seventh, I give and bequeath to my daughter Susannah Thorowgood, wife of James Thorowgood for and during her natural life the use of the following Negroes, to wit, Jack, Anthony, Amy, Tib, Littice, Warwick, Nancy, Sylvia, Mason, and Fanny, on the decease of my said daughter Susannah, it is my will and desire that the Negroes last above mentioned shall be equally divided among her, the said Susannah's Children in fee simple — the eighth, I give and bequeath to my grandson John Thorowgood son of James Thorowgood and Susannah his wife, my daughter, all my lands in Puggets Neck, in the County of Princess Anne, to him and his heirs forever, also I give and bequeath to my said Grandson John Thorowgood to him and his heirs forever the following Negroes, to wit, Scilla and Pleasant, the Ninth, I give and bequeath unto the Child, with which my daughter Susannah is now pregnant, if a male Child to him and his heirs, one hundred & forty acres of land in the County of Princess Anne, called Denbys tract, adjoining the lands of Elizabeth Haynes, James Haynes, Jacquemine Thorow good Orphan of William Thorowgood decd; but should the child with which my daughter Susannah is now pregnant prove not to be a male child, or proving to be a male Child should die without leaving any heirs, then and in that case, I give and bequeath the said piece of land last above mentioned, to my Grand son James Thorowgood to him and his heirs for ever, the tenth, I give and bequeath to Mary Thorowgood my God daughter one negro Girl called Phillis, to her and her heirs for ever, the eleventh, I give and bequeath to James Kempe, my Nephew one negro boy called Frank to him and his heirs for ever, the twelfth, I give and bequeath to James Thorowgood my son in law, six young cows, one yoke of Oxen, one work horse, six young ewes and a bed, with its furniture, to him and his heirs forever, the thirteenth, I give and bequeath to Susanna Wainhouse Thorowgood my Grand daughter, one negro Man called Harry to her and her heirs for ever, the fourteenth, It is my will and desire that Phobe the negroe wench who constantly waited on me should have her freedom as a reward for the fidelity of her conduct towards me to effectuate which in her behalf, I do hereby emancipate and set free the said Phobe immediately on my decease, and I do enjoin, and direct my Executors annually during her life, to pay her the sum of twenty dollars for her support, the fifteenth, It is my will and desire that out of the rest and residue of my personal estate that all my debts should be paid by my executors, and if there should remain a balance after the payment of the same, that such balance should be divided equally between my two sons John Wainhouse Thorowgood, Adam Thorowgood and my daughter Susannah Thorowgood to them and their heirs forever, the sixteenth, I do hereby nominate and appoint for the purpose of carrying this last will & testament into effect, Mitchell Thorowgood my brother John Wainhouse Thorowgood and Adam Thorowgood my two sons, my executors In Witness whereof I have this thirteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred, signed, sealed, deliv -ered and published this instrument as my last will and Testament, Signed, Sealed and published } In Presence of us } John Thorowgood {Seal} Tho. Newton Jr. Peggy Jamisons Henry Mackie memo, the word, "Executors" interlined in the fourth line at the fifth pag, prior the publication and execution of the above instrument Witnesses Thomas Newton Jr. Peggy Jamisons Henry Mackie At a Court held for Princess Anne County the 2nd day of April 1803 This last Will and Testament of John Thorowgood decd. was presented in Court by Adam Thorowgood one of the Executors therein named and proved by the Oaths of Thomas Newton Jr and Henry Mackie two of the witnesses thereto and is Ordered to be Recorded — and on the motion of the said Executor who made Oath and gave Bond with Security according to Law Certificate is granted him for obtaining probat thereof in due form. Teste E. H. Moseley Cl. Cur. Document Type Last Will & Testament Record Location WB 2:209 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 1803 - Thorowgood to Phobe - Princess Anne Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1803 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/33ef7291a8615a6b48f5d0b18d4cc737.jpg?Expires=1776902400&Signature=BfRIfJwuJBCHiwDMxGHwup%7ESHmM887N1yJbb6pZHetABZslDcBRVMi5wwXXyTu%7E4EDXisE2tpfl5V9D1GlIE2jDsZTa7sWcw%7EPe67C39XPX7YFNUBauDJWxbmDynYM0cY6MdYtZsWteHnLD7-7ah4fo3zBJSHTbftNWprY50o9xsltyug4QF%7ERCMcJiHhGxqT29v3KbjQgchb21eykB%7ERj1BHvDerxac2fauoCkmzLHyhRpe9aOWDEvzb2w033EHX%7E-R-svrmet6nqpPZOtNJ8InnzK013Na7tgm6RaP5g3yfZZvxey8jvIw6KSw6wxrD3anzpK2%7EFZDvGjIXzOPuw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 50c9c40b44a9f024ed36be070efbe45f 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 Caroline County Manumission Documents Description An account of the resource The majority of court documents for Caroline County were destroyed, leaving only a few surviving examples of manumissions, primarily in the form of wills. However, we have included references to manumissions found in early court orders as a window into manumission activity in the county. Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 04/13/1803 Location The location of the interview Caroline County Virginia Manumitter Presley Thornton Manumitted Frank Text of Freedom Document At a court held for Caroline County at the Court House on Tuesday the twelfth day of April one thousand eight hundred and three. Present Thomas Miller Thomas B Coleman Reuben Taylor James J. Garrett Gent. Justices All notices given to this day and continued until tomorrow. Ordered that the court be adjourned until tomorrow morning nine o’clock The minutes of the foregoing proceedings were signed by Thomas Miller Gent. At a court continued and held for Caroline County at the Court House on Wednesday the thirteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred & three. Present Anthony Thornton Richard Hawes Daniel Coleman John Scott Gent. Justices Jesse Hargrave Thomas B. Coleman A writing purporting the manumission of a negro man slave named Frank the property of Presley Thornton was proved by the oath of Anthony Thornton one of the witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded. Document Type Deed Record Location Court Order Book:139 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 1803 - Thornton to Frank - Caroline Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1803 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/9383170fe88e33e3292d2f24d364890c.jpg?Expires=1776902400&Signature=aDDG80sCQpHYof82meHnYVspr2O6w2lV1XbA3J9JPjAANMklr9D6wYfLQ%7EdoLDpW6GIBytHkjJLSEmkiy3mnN1NOVQ86mJYSLhS%7Ep76-8WjvtgrwFCuydEXHFyael74zJdAcRRYlqVYN0gPm8ylNi9ioF9JFdAjuGAB-PvjvSsbYnmDkyNBjod3BkpOf6DAv-jHZEorkRMXxdoRKUyaoF%7EnAjVa4F6V3QZlnDZfsjapSNH7tjrkGeV5rmcfKkCVQWrSdoTSo3UIc46WjYSYMY1GEjRwYug7kwfp1b0FUC2RxV9kTDNkstYsHEq9bzY5oIqZIj5TIX30CMLNRLrQuHg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM d571b85edf110ce4b0bd0c4905a2631f https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/651db11fc3aee623c3e873fc0f042249.jpg?Expires=1776902400&Signature=eQip4QFwA8aSNsxztFgCu2Cm1WoXB9kW5w7L0WwodHU0RCMNrRjX3abbyqzgZHoNyDZrP4%7EeaGHaibTGg-waMXPS57acRB5zNEwXzvTWuWaLWI-Nsx2fTO0i3Y9X-dWRFS3nYjr%7EQk2lUJh3-%7EO6hVUwx6KBns81m-xiV29a7eL1UYIOggFAIfXiR98SZ9-VhGn7LwBKFssUy6PMP72imFA2a3v556ns2d702gSjlvjnXBVtlydav60lM7bnarF%7E4RZJIziSvClIblwOWbqnlsgyWsMlTb--i%7ETRtOn564-iyqrh0jLe16h3P10GZR13QttunVpuY6pvgP9pDd%7E5TQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 5d4c94798dadd91df9cdf2c9bedc609e 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 Westmoreland County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 08/22/1803 Location The location of the interview Westmoreland County Virginia Manumitter Samuel Templeman, Henry Lisson, Henry Toler, Reubin Little, Andrew Montgomery, John Peak Manumitted Jesse Lee Packerson Text of Freedom Document Be it known to all whom it may concern that we Samuel Templeman, Henry Lisson, Henry Toler, Reubin Little, Andrew Montgomery & John Peak by these presents of our own free will and accord for and in consideration of the sound principal of humanity and regard which we have unto one slave by the name of Jesse Lee Packerson do liberate, emancipate and make free the said slave by the name of Jesse, given and conveyed to the said slave by the name of Jesse Lee Packerson all the right, immunities and privileges which we as citizens of the State of Virginia can possibly convey to the said slave by the laws of the said state & by this instrument or deed of emancipation. And we do by these presents exonerate and discharge the said slave Jesse from any further service for ourselves and do release to him the said slave Jesse all the right, title, interest, property, claim which we have to the said slave Jesse to him the said Jesse in fee simple absolute and that we are willing that this deed shall be recorded in the County Court of Westmoreland for the purpose of giving it due validity & authenticity. Given under our hands and seals this 25 day of April 1803. Witness Samuel Templeman (seal) William Edwards Henry Lisson Junr (seal) Richard T. Brown Henry Toler (seal) Baldwin M. Lee Reubin Little (seal) Andrew Montgomery (seal) John Peak (seal) At a court held for Westmoreland County the 22nd day of August 1803. The aforegoing deed of emancipation from Samuel Templeman & others to negro Jesse Lee Packerson was fully proved by the oaths of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste, Jos. Fox Jun. CWC Document Type Deed Record Location DWB 20:479 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Notes Notes regarding the record in consideration of the sound principal of humanity 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 1803 - Templeman to Jesse - Westmoreland Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1803 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/8fff789028d6fbed3c9841e6660fad6c.pdf?Expires=1776902400&Signature=JfXbIdvrx4wdvIkc3ZB20aemotM8XRFyvN6BXFVpy4JmyCMlSPUdv2J3BoXzuJ2zjlMDFU15SIakBpAL59d0yRIpuZ6AC1ipSYuijIQzxzZOSUyUg9QxG6MwhMIjwmZQBbuOSn--opPh6nNtBEtmUzHQ79%7E9SeRbLLOnEU1FVkwjwUGJsG6VRuQKIsy6SgNSt-meOKF8Ox1uafKvTqOhVJjvFiLYX6MMyei-xZKH7TrIWYecBceZ--WIbHGyYIijfSkFIwuob7srEd%7ERTmRsp8i6W8keAwvE9hTdkH-oE6CD7WeYT0gSBxEjsrNFF-dC1O-k%7EEPP7OD3KN1Y5scwrQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 4483a986fe49afbbfe1a8279b276c647 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 Rockingham County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 06/21/1803 Location The location of the interview Rockingham County Virginia Manumitter Lewis Stephens Manumitted Aggey Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Document Type Deed Secondary Source Contains background or continuing information about the manumitted persons Library of Virginia Text of Freedom Document To all People before whome [whom] these presents may come Greeting Know ye that I Lewis Stephens of the County of Rockingham and State of Virginia having weighed in the Scale of justice, the conditions of of Slavery am Sensibly Convinced that it is unwarrantable as well by the Laws of Religion as morallity and that as god originally distributed Equallly to the human Race the unalienable Right to the injoyment [enjoyment] of Personal Liberty so it behoves Each man to Restore to his fellow creatures that invaluable blessing of which he by unjust and impolitick Laws is possessed In Consideration whereof I have and Do by these Presents Emancipate set free and for Ever Discharge from Slavery my Negro woman Named Aggey and Do for my Selfe my heirs Executors & assigns By these presents ratify Release grant and Confirm unto the Said Negro woman Aggey and her heirs for Ever, all and Singular my Right title Claime and interest of in and to aney [any] property of future demand of Personal Service which I now have in her the aforesaid Aggey In testamoney whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this twenty first Day of June 1803[.] Lewis Stephens (Seal) Test Recorded Rockingham June Court 1803 This Emancipation of Negroe Agge was presented in Court and acknowledged by Lewis Stephens and ordered to be recorded. The Court being of opinion that She is over Eighteen and under forty five years of age & of sound mind & body[.] Teste S McWilliams CRC 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1803 Title A name given to the resource 1803 - Stephens to Aggey - Rockingham Co, VA https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/a419cd496797237c4008e13681ed35af.pdf?Expires=1776902400&Signature=sIkRaxkjGlTid6He3sCAKw6sMCRp6Uu6kdhg7rNYkeg8oAOrVQCXG0NUPNNjTp36ruFZaK9X%7Em8E2yagOiFsoAIZ%7ERxM9ttz2hR98Th3YABsLvwIM22wk-BsRqfM5rRbxZn1e4BKfH7Qg5qOOEMwEw1TY0PmUomxDA439IpRsd112jx6CeShMddRoA4mdhEuUP1fJmsZ6-7nA9hMzGizO4kWsZ4%7EYnt0RUxylFH2TpX0baD8b2uEeBP%7EqgYkVvKgLaLQwXx0j7UPnQOnoJLpYZPTJtTNAwb2TbE82tweWZtpsbDJZUkQ-iayrZv2DijhR6XdX%7Epov2dQOKEutqmtNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 58b222af1bec171e8e91070f474416f2 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 Rockingham County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 12/20/1803 Location The location of the interview Rockingham County Virginia Manumitter James Smith Manumitted Fellis, Patt, Jack, Joe, Edmond, Fan Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 6 Document Type Deed Secondary Source Contains background or continuing information about the manumitted persons Library of Virginia Text of Freedom Document To all whom it may Concern This is to Certify that I James Smith of the County of Rockingham & State of Virginia do by these presents Immansipate [Emancipate] Sit free (my negro woman Fillis my negro Girl Pat my Negro boy Jack my Negro boy Joe my Negro boy Edmond my Negro Girl Fan as Shall hereafter be Mentioned. My Negroe woman Fillis who was left to me by my father in his last will & testament, the other five Viz. Pat, Jack, Joe, Edmond, & Fan, the Issue of Said Negro woman Fillis. The said woman Fillis now about thirty three or four Years, of age from this Day forward and forever I do [illegible] discharge give release my right & Interest to her and all the Issue She may have after this day Also my Negro Girl Pat aged about Eighteen Years after the fourteenth day of February Eighteen Hundred & Eleven & her Issue at twenty five Viz, the Girl Pat at twenty five & her Issue at the same Also my Negro boy named Jack aged about (Nine Years) after the first day of October Eighteen hundred & Nineteen. Also my Negro boy Joe aged about (Seven Years) after the first day of September Eighteen hundred & Twenty One Also my Negro boy named Edmond aged about (five Years) After the first day of March Eighteen hundred & Twenty Three Also my Negro Girl Fan aged about (Three Years) after the first day of June Eighteen hundred & Twenty Six and her Issue at the age of twenty five So that the woman fillis from this date, & Each of the other five negroes together with the Issue of Pat & Fan I do Immansipate [Emancipate] Set free & forever discharge My right & Interest as above mentioned so that the Each of them at the age of twenty five Years are free from any Claim by me or any person from me In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and Seal this 20th day of Decem'r Eighteen hundred & three[.] James Smith (Seal) Sealed & Signed in presents of Daniel Smith John Emmitt Jr Elijah Dundore Robert Smith J. Smith to Negroes Filles &c } bill of Emancipation Recorded Rockingham March Court 1804 This bill of Emancipation from James Smith to his Negroes Fillis, Pat, Jack, Joe, Edmond, & Fan was Presented in Court and acknowledged by the Said James and Ordered to be Recorded and it is Ordered to be Certifyed that the Said Negroes Fillis and Pat are Over 18 and under 45 years of age and that that they are of Sound mind and body[.] Teste S McWilliams CR 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1803 Title A name given to the resource 1803 - Smith to Fellis, et al https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/38676add4019d4912d672a1dd5e4e083.jpg?Expires=1776902400&Signature=DMrWPCzOyQS7V4puYFexbJbE0Q22Qf9HU9Cs81h3EGiJOyEtwZYnmn%7E%7E%7EeC9%7EySoSVRKPH8a6RFz2iBq5dnym2HRp1r0tfia1p9-y6Ofy95ER5p6N8xHwZM2CP18tqY3vYFK2Nsqe0nxRXBG7ZAK1lU9i9MlLRupXaMU7qM06GnMdJ9TECoHQ-ZKXLjbR-wEr7wnrgDO0DyuWgZKuPRUp3NpauBl%7EmEu8vl7VN42TqH%7EeNjF8rPt2k6TaM9Efw1V8fBL7iarDfthc2i%7EJmxagfg9zjBkmRsGr6AStrcvX3yhS-4dKPIX9nIWRgDyX3RJ7H3SmMipWqdYhomtD%7EebaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 91bc0e9d84a6c579f06ca25be8ab0e28 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 Charles City County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 09/12/1803 Location The location of the interview Charles City Co Virginia Manumitter Michael Smith Manumitted Benjamin Smith Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document I Michael Smith of Charles City County do hereby emancipate and set free my father Benjamin Smith relinquishing any right I have or may have to his person or property, given under my hand this twelfth day of September 1803. Michael Smith (seal) Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of Benj. W Ladd Joseph Ladd, Ginge Macquillen At a monthly court held for Charles City County at the courthouse on Thursday the fifteenth day of September 1803. The aforewritten deed of emancipation from Michael Smith to Benjamin Smith was this day in open court acknowledged by the said Michael and ordered to be recorded. Teste, Wyatt Walker CC Document Type Deed Record Location DB 5, pg 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 1803 - Smith to Benjamin - Charles City County, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1803