1 10 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/045fca51e56e68ad2cc964dd4ed4f2ab.jpg?Expires=1773878400&Signature=SnNVudylQt3r6HdHslffYzWwUJyqVYUMzpva%7ErJ2E0%7Ec3gKrxqlP1ZdiLWs7el9JoMbbEmRkWHuslN6UFuONnlPv0B22nMGzWeEnhf6oVEKb1nsiYJ1uz64zJ826TV417whI39BKIKG-4fCemP-r8j6VEemeKdaCQ7otEE8QLM6sdD36jq4OB8XyuoQPawO8zUHlyHjy52UNxsLRfaqxVZYxtDsTsIf0szU7X2Rfob5gOLqGn%7E9l0BCITQw7suCLJIEgNuHK%7EtXJ-RLp-MysL4qwKGL2jzlTLhAUZsyfJUZOKaJ9L%7EtaQmIkiq4fLK11IMuvtVVOZcUHB3jQnnXjBg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ca97391a50ede8adc920cf2a81268bbb 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 City of Staunton Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview City of Staunton Virginia Date Court Date 09/07/1859 Manumitter J.O.M. Merillat Manumitted Davis Lewis Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I, J.O.M. Merillat of the Town of Staunton in the State of Virginia do hereby manumit & set free my negro man slave named Davis Lewis aged about sixty eight years. Witness my hand & seal this 6th day of September 1859. J.O.M. Merillat (seal) In the Clerk’s Office of the Court of Hustings for the Town of Staunton September 6th 1859 This deed of emancipation from J.O.M. Merillat to David Lewis was this day presented in the office aforesaid, and being duly acknowledged by the said Merillat before me, is admitted to record. Teste, James F. Patterson Clk In the Court of Hustings for the Town of Staunton September 7th 1859 The acknowledgement of this deed being duly reported to court was ordered to be entered on the minutes. Teste, James F. Patterson Clk Record Location DB 4:294 Document Type Deed 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 1859 - Merillat to Davis Lewis - Staunton, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1859