1799 - Nathaniel Harrison to Molley - Amelia County, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
10/24/1799
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
Know all men by these presents that I Nathaniel Harrison of Amelia County do hereby emancipate and set free from bondage one negro woman named Molley and do for myself my heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns relinquish all right title or claim to the said Negro Molley or to any property she may now have or hereafter acquire. As witness my hand and seal this 24th day of September one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine.
Nath’l Harrison (seal)
Sealed and delivered
in presence of
James Townes Jr.
AJ Townes
At a court held for Amelia County the 24th day October 1799. This instrument of writing was proved by the oath of Jas & AJ Townes the witnesses thereto and was ordered to be recorded.
Teste, James Townes CAC
Nath’l Harrison (seal)
Sealed and delivered
in presence of
James Townes Jr.
AJ Townes
At a court held for Amelia County the 24th day October 1799. This instrument of writing was proved by the oath of Jas & AJ Townes the witnesses thereto and was ordered to be recorded.
Teste, James Townes CAC
Record Location
DB 20:531
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1799 - Nathaniel Harrison to Molley - Amelia County, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed November 13, 2025, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/1475.