1794 - Jefferson to Robert Hemings
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1794 - Jefferson to Robert Hemings
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Date
12/24/1794
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
Deed of Manumission for Robert Hemings
This indenture witnesseth that I Thomas Jefferson of the county of Albemarle have manumitted and made free Robert Hemings, son of Betty Hemmings: so that in future he shall be free and of free condition, with all his goods and chattels and shall be discharged of all obligation of bondage or servitude whatsoever: and that neither myself, my heirs executors or administrators shall have any right to exact from him hereafter any services or duties whatsoever. In witness whereof I have put my seal to this present deed of manumission. Given in Albemarle this twenty fourth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety four.
TH: JEFFERSON
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
D: Carr
This indenture witnesseth that I Thomas Jefferson of the county of Albemarle have manumitted and made free Robert Hemings, son of Betty Hemmings: so that in future he shall be free and of free condition, with all his goods and chattels and shall be discharged of all obligation of bondage or servitude whatsoever: and that neither myself, my heirs executors or administrators shall have any right to exact from him hereafter any services or duties whatsoever. In witness whereof I have put my seal to this present deed of manumission. Given in Albemarle this twenty fourth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety four.
TH: JEFFERSON
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
D: Carr
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“1794 - Jefferson to Robert Hemings,” Manumission Project, accessed December 2, 2023, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/1104.