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Whereas Enoch Chavers who have been held in bondage by me and who claimed his freedom&#13;
and have a suit now depending for the recovery thereof in the County Court of Pittsylvania and&#13;
Whereas I believe that the said Enoch Chavers is entitled to his freedom now therefore thee&#13;
presents witness that I Bennett Arthur do emancipate and set free the said Enoch Chavers, so that&#13;
from this day forward neither&#13;
neither I or any person or persons claiming by, through or under me shall ______ any authority&#13;
or power or any right or interest in to or over the said Enoch Chavers. That the said Enoch&#13;
Chavers shall be from this day forward ______ and absolutely and to all intents and purposes&#13;
free and moreover I the said Bennett Arthur having a full belief that the said Enoch Chavers have&#13;
a full right to his freedom have Executed these presents for the purpose of securing it to him and&#13;
do further declare that it is my desire that Judgement shall be entered in the Suit depending as&#13;
aforesaid in favor of the said Enoch Chavers, hereby renouncing and disclaiming any right of&#13;
property in me to the said Enoch Chavers. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and&#13;
affixed my seal this 23rd day of July 1830.&#13;
Bennett Arthur seal&#13;
his X mark&#13;
Signed, Sealed, and Acknowledged&#13;
and delivered in the presents of Burton&#13;
Anglea, Zechariah His X Mark Angela,&#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 Burton Angela, and Zechariah Angela Witness thereto&#13;
subscribed and ordered to be Recorded.&#13;
Teste John Alexander CCC</text>
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