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              <text>Know all men by these presents that I Sampson Diuguid of the Town of Lynchburg executor of Jane Massie&#13;
deceased  in  pursuance  of  the  last  will  and  Testament  of  the  said  Jane  Massie  deceased  which  has  been&#13;
admitted to probate in the Corporation Court for the Corporation of Lynchburg, have emancipated and set free,&#13;
and  by  these  presents  do  emancipate  and  set  free  a  negro  man  slave  named  Billy,  of  whom  the  said  Jane&#13;
Massie  was  possessed  at  the  time  of  her  death,  and  who  by  her  said  last  will  and  testament  she  directed  her&#13;
Executor to emancipate and set free. And I the said Sampson Diuguid Executor as aforesaid do hereby declare&#13;
the said negro man Billy to be entirely liberated from slavery and entitled to all the rights and privileges of a&#13;
free person of colour with which it is in my power, as Executor aforesaid, and under the provisions of said last&#13;
will and testament, to invest him. &#13;
As witness my hand and seal this 30th day of July 1851. &#13;
S Diuguid Exr Jane Massie (Seal) &#13;
Corporation of Lynchburg, to wit: &#13;
I Henry M. Didlake a justice of the peace for the Corporation aforesaid, &#13;
in the state of Virginia, do certify that Sampson Diuguid whose &#13;
name is signed to the writing above bearing date on the 30th day of July 1851 &#13;
has acknowledged the same before me in my corporation aforesaid. &#13;
Given under my hand this 5th day of August 1851. &#13;
Henry M. Didlake J.P. - Massie's Exor &#13;
to &#13;
Billy Slave. } Deed of Emancipation &#13;
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