<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<itemContainer xmlns="http://omeka.org/schemas/omeka-xml/v5" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://omeka.org/schemas/omeka-xml/v5 http://omeka.org/schemas/omeka-xml/v5/omeka-xml-5-0.xsd" uri="https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=93&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Mary+Arthur&amp;sort_field=added&amp;output=omeka-xml" accessDate="2026-03-05T08:51:12-05:00">
  <miscellaneousContainer>
    <pagination>
      <pageNumber>1</pageNumber>
      <perPage>10</perPage>
      <totalResults>1</totalResults>
    </pagination>
  </miscellaneousContainer>
  <item itemId="683" public="1" featured="0">
    <fileContainer>
      <file fileId="153">
        <src>https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/6f2885adadbbcea506cf0dcae1e2d155.pdf?Expires=1773878400&amp;Signature=p9S9bwFhV3eEt74m0hQy2k-9vtznVTTKmQDARALIEs0RjDHw6c7yWyghWQ1lxvxX76tktk8mAqPX-0pxsNFucSf67feEyF0Iy0GqQFg9Oa4YQwX1IfuepATbInR8QHvuGCkrGympwQp0%7E9AdzO1SBj-s7miYj3lG%7E8GI3EwdC1IRhAKwgIUK3DmWgrBvhfCLsrj6hpD2yyWUSGEZENflaSSLWjDjBgEnzCWH%7E0IvzCahEIc-ozJNH2WeuOdwnSNgCcH2XCOC2dYXstXPF8FqLaD1tX88Ov91d4-FQLXicsvF6MWSJ1BAA523%7EHBKuvbnrWp0PGhde6D5iQ4A7HB57w__&amp;Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM</src>
        <authentication>5e0fd030a840124029f18b1f00eb7229</authentication>
      </file>
      <file fileId="154">
        <src>https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/04ad5e2e2a347a75bcf7b7e769ac0c28.pdf?Expires=1773878400&amp;Signature=I%7EKiekiv8V%7E5-H7VdD7Jsxumn7oDzJsd9DJqczWHjZap87H42x-nYIZj4jyy1ASHKojC2DuVI88Jo1WztSLo7GyyKRmeR4Zr1ZUavrlnvvQhTUL7JnRTpxkbaWMaAA54tsWcP6S282uLH3%7Eo1L8lIo1kIWExnJxXUiJHOo7WSNzQuIb65KNGcvZvIQygRMijxMokp9CjOTuy7y2e4mG%7Ey5VzhX-DxkMZW53A-YkYY6cjaEqCTxDQkRoWqMMWMrKb1Hz95N8l1K8bBC9T-7UluIyxwq7OTxiXtU1vB3pqfaRWWDnKMJ25sNa6rJfujeN9k1N0Z5NIxEOT6U4p3hN%7Eaw__&amp;Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM</src>
        <authentication>327fc8c55cd2bab9b58c432e38283e49</authentication>
      </file>
    </fileContainer>
    <collection collectionId="6">
      <elementSetContainer>
        <elementSet elementSetId="1">
          <name>Dublin Core</name>
          <description>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/.</description>
          <elementContainer>
            <element elementId="50">
              <name>Title</name>
              <description>A name given to the resource</description>
              <elementTextContainer>
                <elementText elementTextId="4122">
                  <text>Campbell County Manumission Documents</text>
                </elementText>
              </elementTextContainer>
            </element>
          </elementContainer>
        </elementSet>
      </elementSetContainer>
    </collection>
    <itemType itemTypeId="18">
      <name>Manumission Item Data</name>
      <description>Manumission Item Data</description>
      <elementContainer>
        <element elementId="4">
          <name>Location</name>
          <description>The location of the interview</description>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="5448">
              <text>Campbell</text>
            </elementText>
            <elementText elementTextId="5449">
              <text>VA</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="93">
          <name>Manumitter</name>
          <description/>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="5450">
              <text>Mary Arthur</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="94">
          <name>Manumitted</name>
          <description/>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="5451">
              <text>Rhoda Chavis</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="103">
          <name>Number of Persons</name>
          <description>Number of individuals manumitted</description>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="5452">
              <text>1</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="95">
          <name>Text of Freedom Document</name>
          <description/>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="5453">
              <text>Book 17, Pg 461-462&#13;
Whereas Rhoda Chavis who has been held in bondage by me and who claimed her freedom and&#13;
have a suit now depending in the County Court of Pittsylvania for the recovery thereof and&#13;
Whereas I Mary Arthur has a full belief that the said Rhoda Chavis is justly entitled to her&#13;
freedom now therefore these presents witness that I Mary Arthur do emancipate and set free the&#13;
said Rhoda Chavis, and from this day forward declare her to all intents and purposes free and&#13;
that I Mary Arthur or any person claiming by through or under me shall have any right. Claim or&#13;
demand to the said Rhonda Chavis and in consequence of having full belief that the said&#13;
Rhanda Chavis has a legal and lawful right right to her freedom has executed this Deed of&#13;
emancipation in order to ______ and it is further my wish and desire that Judgement may be&#13;
entered in in her favor in the suit depending in the said Court in Pittsylvania _________ the&#13;
recovery of her freedom hereby renouncing and disclaiming any ____ to or over the said&#13;
Rhonda Chavis in any manner or form Whatsoever__________ testimony of which I have&#13;
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal&#13;
Mary Arthur seal&#13;
her X mark&#13;
(this part illegible)&#13;
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered in the presents of&#13;
James Echols, Joseph Pratt&#13;
At a Court held for Campbell County August 9th 1830 The Within Deed of Manumission was&#13;
produced in Court proved by the oath of James Echols and Joseph Pratt Witness thereto&#13;
subscribed and ordered to be Recorded.&#13;
Teste John Alexander CCC</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="96">
          <name>Document Type</name>
          <description/>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="5454">
              <text>Deed</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="97">
          <name>Record Location</name>
          <description/>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="5455">
              <text>B 17:461</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="92">
          <name>Date</name>
          <description>Court Date</description>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="19210">
              <text>08/07/1830</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
      </elementContainer>
    </itemType>
    <elementSetContainer>
      <elementSet elementSetId="1">
        <name>Dublin Core</name>
        <description>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/.</description>
        <elementContainer>
          <element elementId="50">
            <name>Title</name>
            <description>A name given to the resource</description>
            <elementTextContainer>
              <elementText elementTextId="5446">
                <text>1830 - Arthur to Rhoda Chavis - Campbell Co, VA</text>
              </elementText>
            </elementTextContainer>
          </element>
          <element elementId="40">
            <name>Date</name>
            <description>A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource</description>
            <elementTextContainer>
              <elementText elementTextId="5447">
                <text>1830</text>
              </elementText>
            </elementTextContainer>
          </element>
          <element elementId="48">
            <name>Source</name>
            <description>A related resource from which the described resource is derived</description>
            <elementTextContainer>
              <elementText elementTextId="5456">
                <text>Campbell Court Deed Books</text>
              </elementText>
            </elementTextContainer>
          </element>
        </elementContainer>
      </elementSet>
    </elementSetContainer>
  </item>
</itemContainer>
