1864 - Peary to Thomas - Tazewell Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
02/17/1864
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Self Purchase Amount
$1,600
Text of Freedom Document
Know al men by these presents that I Mathias H. Peary of the County of Tazewell and State of Virgnia, owner and master of Thomas, a slave, do hereby emancipate and forever set free the said slave Thomas for and in consideration of the sum of sixteen hundred dollars to me in hand paid by the said slave Thomas, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge. Witness my hand and seal this 17th day of February 1864.
M.H. Peary (seal)
Virginia: In the Clerkâs Office of Tazewell County Court the 17th day of February 1864
This deed of emancipation from Mathias H. Peary to his slave Thomas dated the 17th day of February 1864 was presented in the office aforesaid the above date and acknowledged by the said Mathias H. Peary and admitted to record.
Teste, P.R. Spracher D.C.
M.H. Peary (seal)
Virginia: In the Clerkâs Office of Tazewell County Court the 17th day of February 1864
This deed of emancipation from Mathias H. Peary to his slave Thomas dated the 17th day of February 1864 was presented in the office aforesaid the above date and acknowledged by the said Mathias H. Peary and admitted to record.
Teste, P.R. Spracher D.C.
Record Location
DB 13:365
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1864 - Peary to Thomas - Tazewell Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed February 13, 2025, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/1966.