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              <text>I John Lynch of Campbell County being fully Pursuaded that freedom is the Natural Right of all&#13;
mankind &amp; that it is my duty to do unto others as I would be done by in the like Situation &amp; having under my&#13;
Care four Negroes Names &amp; Ages as followeth Tom aged fifty five years Peter Hachett aged thirty nine years&#13;
Nanny  aged  thirty  five  years  Esther  thirty  four  years  I  do  hereby  Mancipate  [Emancipate]  &amp;  Sett  free  the&#13;
above Named Slaves, &amp; do for myself my heirs Executrs [Executors] Adminrs [Administrators] Relinquish all&#13;
my Right title Interest &amp; Claim or Pretention of Claim whatever, Either to their persons or to any Estate they&#13;
may hereafter acquire -- &amp; haveing also twelve more under my Care in their minority of the following names&#13;
&amp; ages William aged Nineteen years Joe aged Seventeen years &amp; Six months, Isaac aged fifteen years &amp; Six&#13;
months  Lucey,  aged  fifteen  years  &amp;  Six  months  Sarah  aged  thirteen  years  &amp;  Six  months  Jean  aged  Twelve&#13;
years  &amp;  Six  months  Agetha  aged  ten  year  &amp;  Six  months  Esther  aged  nine  years  &amp;  Six  months  Amey  aged&#13;
Seven  years  &amp;  Six  months  Rachel  aged  four  years  Hanner  aged  one  year  &amp;  two  months  Nancey  aged  two&#13;
years &amp; Eight months, whom I also Immancepate [emancipate] &amp; Sett free &amp; do for my self my heirs Excurs&#13;
Admnrs  Relinquish  all  my  right  title  Interest  &amp;    Claim  or  pretention  of  Claim  whatsoever  Either  to  their&#13;
persons  or  to  any  Estate  they  may  acquire  after  they  shall  attain  to  the  age  of  twenty  one  or  Eighteen  years&#13;
when the Sd [said] Negroes &amp; their Posterity are to Enjoy their freedom in as full &amp; ample a Maner [manner]&#13;
as if they had been born of free Parents without any Interruption from me or any person for by or Under me in&#13;
Wittness  [witness]  whereof  I  have  here  unto  Sett  my  hand  &amp;  Seal  this  5th  day  of  the  9th  moth  1782  John&#13;
Lynch (Seal) Lynch to Slaves } Manumss Recorded 77 Exd. [Examined] &#13;
At  a  Court  held  for  Campbell  County  September  5th  1782.  This  Manumission  was  Acknowledged  by  John&#13;
Lynch Party thereto and Ordered to be Recorded. Teste. Ro. Alexander C.C.C. [Clerk of Campbell County]</text>
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              <text>Book 1, Pg 77 wrong date on Lib of VA</text>
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                <text>1782 - Lynch to Tom, et al. - Campbell Co, VA</text>
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                <text>Library of VA - VIRGINIA UNTOLD</text>
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