1803 - Thornton to Frank - Caroline Co, VA
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Date
04/13/1803
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
At a court held for Caroline County at the Court House on Tuesday the twelfth day of April one thousand eight hundred and three.
Present
Thomas Miller Thomas B Coleman
Reuben Taylor James J. Garrett Gent. Justices
All notices given to this day and continued until tomorrow.
Ordered that the court be adjourned until tomorrow morning nine o’clock
The minutes of the foregoing proceedings were signed by
Thomas Miller Gent.
At a court continued and held for Caroline County at the Court House on Wednesday the thirteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred & three.
Present
Anthony Thornton Richard Hawes
Daniel Coleman John Scott Gent. Justices
Jesse Hargrave Thomas B. Coleman
A writing purporting the manumission of a negro man slave named Frank the property of Presley Thornton was proved by the oath of Anthony Thornton one of the witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded.
Present
Thomas Miller Thomas B Coleman
Reuben Taylor James J. Garrett Gent. Justices
All notices given to this day and continued until tomorrow.
Ordered that the court be adjourned until tomorrow morning nine o’clock
The minutes of the foregoing proceedings were signed by
Thomas Miller Gent.
At a court continued and held for Caroline County at the Court House on Wednesday the thirteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred & three.
Present
Anthony Thornton Richard Hawes
Daniel Coleman John Scott Gent. Justices
Jesse Hargrave Thomas B. Coleman
A writing purporting the manumission of a negro man slave named Frank the property of Presley Thornton was proved by the oath of Anthony Thornton one of the witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded.
Record Location
Court Order Book:139
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1803 - Thornton to Frank - Caroline Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed December 12, 2024, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/1804.