1848 - Smith to Sarah Carter - Chesterfield Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
06/12/1848
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
Know all men by these presents that I Rebecca Smith of Manchester being by operation of law the owner of the woman Sarah Carter who was purchased and paid for by my slave her husband Joe Lewis of Thomas Fore have emancipated and set free and hereby emancipate and set free the said Sarah Carter and her future increase fully and absolutely from this day forth forever. Witness my hand and seal this 20th day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty eight (1848)
Witness Rebekah Smith (seal)
H Rhodes
James M Perdue
In Chesterfield County Court Clerkâs Office June the 12th 1848
The foregoing deed of emancipation was filed in the office and was proved by the oaths of H Rhodes and James M Perdue and admitted to record.
Teste,
Silas Cheatham C.
Witness Rebekah Smith (seal)
H Rhodes
James M Perdue
In Chesterfield County Court Clerkâs Office June the 12th 1848
The foregoing deed of emancipation was filed in the office and was proved by the oaths of H Rhodes and James M Perdue and admitted to record.
Teste,
Silas Cheatham C.
Record Location
DB 37:579
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1848 - Smith to Sarah Carter - Chesterfield Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed January 22, 2025, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/2102.