1834 - Thompson, et al to Qualker - Tazewell Co, VA

1834 - Thompson, et al to Qualker - Tazewell Co, VA

10/1834

John Cecil

Thomas Witten

50

1

Know all men by these presents that we William Thompson and John Cecel of the County of Tazewell and State of Virginia and Thomas Witten of Floyd County and State of Kentucky have manumitted, emancipated and set free and by these presents do manumit, emancipate and set free a negro man slave named Qualker belonging to us heirs of James Witten deceased and we hereby declare him the said Qualker to be entirely liberated from slavery and entitled to all the rights and privileges of a free person with which it is in our power to vest him. He the said Qualker hereby emancipated is a man of very dark complexion about five feet ten inches high and about fifty years of age. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this 20th of October 1834.
William Thompson (seal)
John Cecil (seal)

Virginia: In the County court of Tazewell October term 1834. A deed of emancipation from William Thompson, John Cecil and Thomas Witten heirs of James Witten deceased to Qualker a slave of the late James Witten was acknowledged in court by the said John Cecil and William Thompson and ordered to be recorded.
A copy teste
James C Spotts DC

DB 5:438

Deed