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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bedford County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Bedford VA Manumitter Addison Davies Executor Robert L. Coleman Manumitted Watt Davies Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document Deed Book 32, Pgs 369-370 Whereas by the last will and testament of Addison Davies deceased which said will is of record in the clerks office of the Hustings Court of the Corporation of Lynchburg Virginia the executors of the said Davies were directed in certain contingencies which have occurred as of the slave Watt hereinafter named do emancipate and set at liberty certain of the slaves of said Davies of whom said Watt is one. Now therefore know all men to whom these presents shall come that I Robert A Coleman as executor of the decd. Davies have emancipated and do hereby emancipate and set free the said Watt who is called Watt Davies. Conferring upon him as far as in my power All the rights and privileges to which such emancipation entitles him. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of February 1846. Teste Robert L. Coleman Teste BE Manson DA Wilson Jr. David E. Spence Wm, T Yancey At a court held for Bedford County June 22nd 1846. This deed of emancipation from Robert L Coleman executor of Addison Davies deceased to Watt one of the slaves who was ordered in the last will of said Davies to be emancipated by his executor, was produced in court proven by the oath of Robert E Morrison and William T Yancey subscribing witnesses thereto and order to be recorded. 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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 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 383 Record Location Petersburg Chancery Order Book 3:130 Document Type Last Will & Testament Secondary Source Contains background or continuing information about the manumitted persons Mercer County, Ohio WB 9:224 Notes Notes regarding the record This will was contested in court and the process dragged on for some years. Though John Randolph is synonomous with his plantation in Charlotte County called "Roanoke" - the will was ultimately probated in the Hustings Court of Petersburg. 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 - John Randolph of Roanoke to Slaves Subject The topic of the resource John Randolph of Roanoke freed 383 slaves through his will in Charlotte County, Virginia after a court battle regarding the estate. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mecklenburg County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 04/20/1846 Location The location of the interview Mecklenburg County, Virginia Manumitter John Brummell Manumitted Ritter, Eleanor, Martha, James, Eliza, Thomas, John Wright, Francis, (who is the Richard Henry Brummell named in FNR??) Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 8 Document Type LW&T Record Location WB 16:254 Text of Freedom Document In the name of God Amen. This the 7th day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty six (1846). I John Brummell of the County of Mecklenburg state of Virginia being in a low state of health & in view of the uncertainty of life and being in a sound state of mind & memory do make constitute and ordain this to be my last will and testament in the manner and form following (to wit). After my death it is my wish & I therefore ordain that Ritter shall have her freedom forever. Item 2nd It is also my will that Eleanor daughter of Ritter shall have her freedom forever. Item 3rd It is my will also that Martha daughter of Ritter shall have her freedom forever. Item 4th It is my will also that James son of Ritter shall have his freedom forever. Item 5th It is my will also that Eliza daughter of Ritter shall have her freedom forever. Item 6th It is my will that Thomas son of Ritter shall have his freedom forever. Item 7th It is my will also that John Wright son of Ritter shall have his freedom forever. Item 8th It is my will also that Francis daughter of Ritter shall have her freedom forever. After paying all my just debts and funeral expenses it is my wish that all of the above named children Eleanor Martha James Eliza Thomas John Wright & Francis shall have an equal share of my property to be equally divided among the above named children. It is my wish and I therefore ordain that Ritter shall be supported as long as she remains single if she should marry she is no longer to have any support from my estate to left to the above named children. In as much as the above named slaves cannot have and enjoy their freedom in Virginia it is my wish that they go to some state where the laws tolerate manumission. I therefore constitute Wm C Goode John B Smith and David G Smith as agents to carry out my wishes by sheer safe removal to North Carolina or some other state so that they may have and enjoy their freedom. Item 9th It is my also that yellow Henry son of Ritter shall go with the children above named & their mother wherever they may settle and labour for them and take care of them and he only to receive a support [illegible] which he and the above named children shall make [zet?] if he refuses to leave Virginia & had rather stay behind it is my wish that he be sold in Virginia & the money to be equally divided among the first named children from Eleanor to Francis conclusive. Yet if he chooses to go with the above named children and fights his obligation to this he is to enjoy his freedom forever. I wish after my death the house in which I now reside shall be sold & all the property such as household furniture, plantation tools, kitchen furniture stock of all kinds crops & which they owned every with them shall all be sold and equally divided between the above children from Eleanor to Francis conclusive. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this day. Above witness John (his mark) Brummell (seal) Witnesses David G Smith John B Smith Richardson [?Puryear?] Andrew B Gregory Archer R Smith James W Smith Memorandum It is my wish that Black Henry be sold and the proceeds be equally divided with the above children. I hereby revoke all other wills I have made as whereof my hand & seal. David G Smith John B Smith John Brummell (his mark)(seal) Richardson [?Puryear?] Andrew B Gregory Archer R Smith James W Smith At a Court held for Mecklenburg County at the Court House thereof on this 20 day of April 1846. The foregoing last will & testament of John Brummell was this day proved in court and proved by the oaths of David G Smith John B Smith & Richardson Puryear subscribing witnesses hereto and ordered to be recorded. And David G Smith & John B Smith [illegible] of the executors therein named appeared in Court and refused to take upon themselves the burden of the Executors. Therefore on motion of Wm B Goode the other Executor therein named who made oath thereunto and together with M Alexander and Howell L Jefferies his securities entered and acknowledged these based on the penalty of [$500?] condition according to law certificate is granted him for obtaining probate thereof in due person. R.B. Baptist 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 - Brummell to Ritter, et al - Mecklenburg 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=1782345600&Signature=H%7ESJTmX71zAydKBnQoCX%7EuvvW9zZwjqS4TUdAbSEwSZs0XnRwEoJndJlnBvFbkGYwoxBLiwWDSaLrnL-FN-XaCa9aNDUsQV9HbuZyyWFujMuR1ZduoSjjxg8o1EyAktZRhRxgTLNRa-kiwm6e84WJtF-UgmgfrFkJpkLSQfjoDXWHDrFy-8kHaT85o1-MQ%7EHqN4GNAOGJwTZ7jCeICz1Ju1i9af1LO8C1ZpKwtN26PtQoEgSdHr1v95vhQ5pEpSXFrDyJgrY%7ELzRVbN9SJYEUmDFG4M65WxBMduFCpnTiNNK4zpM82tuL1y8k0uYlukWF43AouxpAlrKVckktrbB8w__&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 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/32a67be550884a5301c4ca5b5141d2fe.jpg?Expires=1782345600&Signature=aektOA4JSAUUlPPGXFJanpY69iXhAZkA4Cq-e-ETOnYWaMyF-pCm4TRU7VzY-QN%7ECUKtJmWHaK8tAdYkxD1rcYMK%7EJC1CBUO6OLBc08Ul6MLX%7EGBX-2SK3jOQkbW8E7aJ4s2R5eDpFMGMONhbDAuugNb44p0RtkXTB-aFRX6N4p0VBSPSacw4QgPhsWqSiS0nmVRLHqvuuNyEVBEJJnxe-xjGUJxfob6i9THo9XneKq%7EIOmv8XfQGJeognQHIUEbyYoWAnBrUyLLBUWEdm53StDzXleLDlyXd70xtt0A7D7VmHzBSFP0KpZxZJKdgdANwR4tiNAk%7ETuLngX%7ERddlxg__&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/. Title A name given to the resource 1846 - Gish to Spencer Minor - 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/4b868fd0bc1c4139493b10bec4c0759e.jpg?Expires=1782345600&Signature=oKESMlYpE8dD8YsdKjKAm5OuVWw6xqEgqpBF1iH9pR8I8btaDEi0oq3lwvm04%7EdNQYmQ35102-LNVwmqvamjJjBkbK0A7n1eyDxnS69fsqG7Ke0Vu6z1t3GEJqME8pUx-Ntv%7Er-XkdjreFvw7g5RsH1GoSa-6HL0scApqJSxfywcA60od6zS6eJhxsM5CExdk0CUmuvVfLeW64PYfGYB26AkS6Wp73PcGbGYoOCfQixaHAdrCiYiwJFABKjl5Gc22B0C4nGufg1P-cLGUcx5KEbd1Q7srYmYAk0sKxWSsyeW%7EsnwPE89nXCGymvOOVxvWHVh1nwQZd4YYRNVHRw74w__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM b1aa69b9e3c4ae0efd0c4a3688f00ba7 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 Alleghany County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 01/19/1846 Location The location of the interview Alleghany County Manumitter Samuel Carpenter Manumitted Kate Document Type Deed Record Location DB 4:506 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Carpenter of the County of Allegheny having purchased from Charles Callaghan Administrator of John Persinger Decd. and who was the [?] under the will of Jacob Persinger Decd. of a Negro woman Catherine (commonly called Kate) who was willed to John Persinger to have and to hold in service as a slave until the 4ᵗʰ day of November 1851. And I the said Samuel Carpenter having purchased the said Catherine from the said Charles Callaghan Administrator as aforesaid and having obtained a bill of sale for the said Catherine, I do hereby for myself and my heirs Manumit and set free, and at liberty the said Catherine and hereby declare that I do not require her to serve me or my heirs from the date hereof, of the unexpired of which I purchased expiring 4ᵗʰ November 1851 at which time she becomes free under the of Jacob Persinger Decd. And I declare that I do hereby in all respects Manumit and set at liberty the said Catherine for and during the unexpired of years of which I was the purchaser and owner. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto to this Deed set my hand and aﬃxed my seal this 19ᵗʰ day of January 1846. Samuel Carpenter (seal) Allegheny County Court January Term 1846 The deed of Emancipation was produced in Court and acknowledged by the said Samuel Carpenter to be his act and deed and the same is ordered to be recorded. Teste Andrew Fudge, 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/. Title A name given to the resource 1846 - Carpenter to Kate - Alleghany Co, VA Description An account of the resource Deed of manumission to Kate from Samuel Carpenter of Deed of Alleghany 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/efa8dfc6db97be8ea92fc35636a7a035.jpg?Expires=1782345600&Signature=FfCTr3NOS2%7Elyqy6UAGKt0XeuZhlkGB%7EhqSdymuKU6%7EocsDNRRGdS0njCS0LhcNcUXd%7EU57k6k21IdJCBlxenjEgH4XTVhoAD4tPqWUroPPEEAlDQ8qEk1XeKZRrVqqHD%7EVqo6IZve8a0JO5kGu-AippHnSwlWimZ44nFf6Zbw0gSLWwwa9ozeYpfwRvxb0TGsnQO20Wv4aJK8Hel2RRi34T%7EdXHefNYab%7E8j-XA-nsROXKH7eLqBn86If2rG6hV4iaJgon6H3fKfVxwM6zZsQ4vJHzQDBWcUWqo9YR0vjHXP10FLAclmbePOLICZGVCkKp93IBLcXJGM%7EyMSBLXcg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 79bec8b6d299e8bfc490fd5fd1c52ce3 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 Alleghany County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 11/15/1846 Location The location of the interview Alleghany County Manumitter John Gallaghar Manumitted Robert Brown Document Type Deed Record Location DB 4:567 Self Purchase Amount $500 Text of Freedom Document I John Gallaghar of the County of Allegheny & State of Virginia, do for and in Consideration of the faithful services of my servant Robert Brown as well as in Consideration of the sum of Five Hundred Dollars to me in hereof paid by the said Robert Brown, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby, for my self and my heir Exors and admin Manumit and set free my said servant Robert Brown, hereby relinquishing all my right, title, and intent in and to the said slave Robert Brown, and Hereby manumitting and setting free the said Robert Brown, free from my services and Contracts, and no longer under my Contracts or that of my heirs or any other person whatsoever. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 15th day of November 1846. John Gallaghar (seal) Signed sealed acknowledgementAnd delivered in the presence of James M Montague William T Clark William Skeen Allegheny County Court November Term 1846 This Deed of Emancipation from John Gallaghar to his Servant Robert Brown, a man of Color, was this day produced in Court, and proved by the oath of James M Montague, William T Clark, and William Skeen, the subscribing witnesses thereto, and to the due acknowledgement of the said John Gallaghar, and the same is ordered to be recorded. Teste, Andrew Fudge, Clerk 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 1846 - Gallaghar to Brown - Alleghany 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/50180afbe3d1f8cec4f79d972e664b77.jpg?Expires=1782345600&Signature=lCJc55OSLhhNWqolN45p%7EmDBAXh0KxzBaaXvgS2AZ50z5qMJhOqaRx8UvYUXerPSrMwny7t7Neq6PEdYtYJ7%7E4iNERfrfJr7ktxCNMAHvbPeKbt-g5fxhxf0hfWYE2Dp3FFG37U7gX4pjrRmTNMSwuuC88XHTqLd8ec8fWZJhV%7ES0stg8N-VcqBpGnPLUjmqs7Yu4k6S6z%7Etn0flHdHGNR%7EWm%7EdxtEL2m7PuKO-iw4xLWIOIEUtIPVRj4gM9CcfmoUvO7sAYQiMXSakHEeX0UCwXXJZHFneGt81H5PkNYHddQyMru1azX4zDFehEix4FuDY5%7EF%7EXklAWcpk2tOTMCg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 5a826ae9325c4d9f4929370cc88fef54 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 Montgomery County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Montgomery County Manumitter Polly Taylor Manumitted Sam, John, Juliet Taylor, Stuart Crockett, Rhoda, Mary, Amanda, Solomon Record Location Will Book 7, pg 333 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 8 Text of Freedom Document Whereas my late husband Capt. Charles Taylor of the County of Montgomery and State of Virginia did by his last will & testament bequeath unto me certain slaves for and during the term of my life and by a certain instrument of writing which was to be taken in connection with his said last will and testament, he emancipated and set free the said slaves at my death. And as I do not wish a certain portion of said slaves to remain any longer in servitude, I do hereby emancipate and set free Sam, John, Juliet Taylor, Stuart Crockett, Rhoda, Mary and Amanda. And I do hereby declare them to be free from and after the date of these presents. And I do relinquish all right to their services forever. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5th day of September 1846. Polly Taylor (seal) Signed sealed & [illegible] in presence of us David Page Oliver H.P. Carden Robert Carden Virginia At a Court held for Montgomery County the 7th day of September 1846. This Deed of emancipation from Polly Taylor to Sam, John, Juliet Taylor, Stuart Crockett, Rhoda, Mary & Amanda was proven in Court by the oaths of David Page and Oliver H.P. Carden two of the witnesses thereto subscribed, and ordered to be recorded. Teste, R.D. Montague, C Date Court Date 09/05/1846 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 - Taylor to Sam, et al - Montgomery 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/06c477e5c2fde8a4a5879f959709ad04.jpg?Expires=1782345600&Signature=k6UzOzXlFBB11ByAlXXlLAry1CM3SV6MR3YoVhXFt7JtKaGt8Hh85swSGU%7Et6ufGCrojzeOUACkTYsbzijQoojlwYDUz2r%7EbQJLGs-Ad5lNKgPBEEN9u2-MeGt20UvjZImrTihYsLph0OapdA8Os-tD4P4vADt4w4jPeNZmawzHwXs7bEc5yr66itIGPucTdYAb4cKEsf0fY1TbHnEvpoTDbpqdS1VSXlvqIOUz38l9tNHcw9pZncHDTdbmjBPhzrG%7Eze252CcIFXwH9YjqUj2PzCzgDO0BJ%7E122OD-9IkCfz9WUiVKDpEx%7ExntHGM6HvYtUr6aS10yiaaUdgZygNw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM cb5c2be4ff08ebf5dfa64a5182203dc4 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 Montgomery County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Montgomery County Manumitter Mary Wade Manumitted James Niece Record Location Will Book 7, pg 341 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Mary Wade of the county of Montgomery and State of Virginia, do hereby emancipate and set free a negro man slave by name James, otherwise called James Niece. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 5th day of October 1846. Mary Wade (seal) Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of Eld. R. Anderson Fountaine Morrison Virginia. At a Court held for Montgomery County at the Courthouse on the 5th day of October 1846. This deed of emancipation from Mary Wade to her slave James (alias) James Niece, was presented in court & proven by the oaths of Eldred R. Anderson & Fountain Morrison the witnesses thereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded. Teste, R.D. Montague, C Date Court Date 10/05/1846 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 - Wade to James - Montgomery Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1846