1860 - Ross to Charles Beard - Bath Co, VA

1860 - Ross to Charles Beard - Bath Co, VA

05/29/1860

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$250

This deed, made this 29th day of May in the year 1860 between William Ross of the County of Bath, in the State of Virginia of the one part, and his man named Charles Beard, who has been living & hired out in the County of Lewis for several years of the other part. Witnesseth that the said William Ross, for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars in hand paid, by the said Charles Beard, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, doth hereby emancipate, and forever set free my said man Charles Beard, and confer upon him all the rights and privileges appertaining to a free man of color by the laws of this Commonwealth. Witness the following signature and seal.
William Ross (seal)
Bath County, to wit:
I George Mayse a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that William Ross whose name is signed to the foregoing deed of emancipation bearing date the 29th day of May 1860, this day personally appeared before me in my county aforesaid, and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed. Given under my hand this 29th day of May 1860.
Geo. Mayse J.P.

Bath County Court Clerk’s Office May 29th 1860
This deed of emancipation from William Ross to his man Charles Beard was presented in the office aforesaid and the acknowledgement being legally certified, the same is admitted to record.
Teste,
C.R. McDannald Clk

DB 12:150

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