1857 - Craig to Reuben Burke, et al - Roanoke Co, VA
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Date
11/02/1857
Manumitter
Number of Persons
12
Text of Freedom Document
Know all men by these presents that I Malinda O Craig of the County of Roanoke and State of Virginia, have manumitted, emancipated and set free and do hereby manumit, emancipate and set free the following named slaves together with the future increase of the females to wit: Reuben, called Reuben Burke aged about 45 years, Pat called Patrick Leftwich aged 41 years, Anthony Leftwich, brother of Patrick, aged about 29 years, Esther called Esther Webelin aged about 45 years, and sister to Patrick and Anthony- Sam called Samuel aged about 29 years, Charles Dill aged about 27 years, Elizabeth aged about 25 years, Jane Dill aged about 23 years, (the [illegible] being children of Esther), Maria Jenkins aged about 21 years aged about 19 years, Henry Jenkins aged about 15 years, Emma Jenkins aged about 11 years, and Wiatt Jenkins aged about 8 years, the last five also children of Esther; all of the above named slaves being of dark complexion. And I hereby declare the said Reuben and other named above to be entirely liberate from slavery and entitled to all the right and privileges of free person with which it is in my power to vest them but with the express understanding and on the condition that they and each of them are to immigrate to the Republic or State of Liberia in Africa for which purpose alone this deed of emancipation is executed and to be void for all other purposes.
Witness the following signature and seal the 2nd day of November 1857.
M.O. Craig (seal)
In the Clerkâs office of Roanoke County Court the 2nd day of November 1857. This deed of emancipation was delivered to me, acknowledged by the said Malinda O. Craig as her act and deed and admitted to record.
Teste, F. Johnston Clk
Witness the following signature and seal the 2nd day of November 1857.
M.O. Craig (seal)
In the Clerkâs office of Roanoke County Court the 2nd day of November 1857. This deed of emancipation was delivered to me, acknowledged by the said Malinda O. Craig as her act and deed and admitted to record.
Teste, F. Johnston Clk
Record Location
DB F:37
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1857 - Craig to Reuben Burke, et al - Roanoke Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed February 12, 2025, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/1725.