1841 - Terrell to Priscilla - Albemarle Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
10/05/1841
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Self Purchase Amount
$300
Text of Freedom Document
Know all men by these presents that I, James H Terrell of the County of Albemarle, and State of Virginia, for
and in consideration of the sum of Three Hundred Dollars in hand paid or secured to me by Major Garnett the
husband of my negro woman slave named Priscilla, have emancipated and set free and do by these presents,
emancipate and set free the said negro woman slave named Priscilla, in as full and ample a manner as is
allowed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this 2nd day of October 1841. James H Terrell (Seal)
Teste
E. R. Watson
Wm. [illegible last name]
Terrell to Garnett } Deed Emancipation.
5 Oct 1841 proved
& OR [Ordered Recorded]
Recorded Book 39 page 95
At a Court held for Albemarle County 5th Oct: 1841 This deed of Emancipation was produced into Court and
being fully proved was ordered to be Recorded
Teste
Ira Garrett CC [Clerk of Court]
and in consideration of the sum of Three Hundred Dollars in hand paid or secured to me by Major Garnett the
husband of my negro woman slave named Priscilla, have emancipated and set free and do by these presents,
emancipate and set free the said negro woman slave named Priscilla, in as full and ample a manner as is
allowed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this 2nd day of October 1841. James H Terrell (Seal)
Teste
E. R. Watson
Wm. [illegible last name]
Terrell to Garnett } Deed Emancipation.
5 Oct 1841 proved
& OR [Ordered Recorded]
Recorded Book 39 page 95
At a Court held for Albemarle County 5th Oct: 1841 This deed of Emancipation was produced into Court and
being fully proved was ordered to be Recorded
Teste
Ira Garrett CC [Clerk of Court]
Record Location
DB 39:95
Secondary Source
Albemarle Free Negro Registry, Library of Virginia
Files
Collection
Citation
“1841 - Terrell to Priscilla - Albemarle Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed February 10, 2025, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/1030.