1796 - Harris to Rachel, et al - Powhatan Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
04/21/1796
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
3
Text of Freedom Document
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Harris of the County of Powhatan for divers good causes and considerations me thereto moving do hereby emancipate and set free the following slaves to wit Rachel a negro woman about twenty seven years old, and her two children to wit Wilson about three years old, and Judith about one year old, and I do hereby for myself and my heirs relinquish all my estate, right, title and interest in and to the said slaves, and then increase. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the 17th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety five.
Sealed & delivered in Thomas Harris (seal)
presence of
Wade Woodson
Samuel Marshall
John Jordan
At a court held for Powhatan County the 21 day of April 1796. This deed of emancipation from Thomas Harris to the within mentioned Rachel, Wilson, and Judith was presented in open court and acknowledged by the said Thomas Harris and thereupon by the court ordered to be recorded.
Teste, AB Crump CPC
Sealed & delivered in Thomas Harris (seal)
presence of
Wade Woodson
Samuel Marshall
John Jordan
At a court held for Powhatan County the 21 day of April 1796. This deed of emancipation from Thomas Harris to the within mentioned Rachel, Wilson, and Judith was presented in open court and acknowledged by the said Thomas Harris and thereupon by the court ordered to be recorded.
Teste, AB Crump CPC
Record Location
DB 2:214
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1796 - Harris to Rachel, et al - Powhatan Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed March 5, 2026, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/1667.