1828 - Dickinson to Clara - Scott Co, VA

1828 - Dickinson to Clara - Scott Co, VA

06/12/1828

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June 10th 1828, Scott County and State of Virginia, Witnesseth I do this day bind myself my heirs executors administrators and assigns to Emancipate and set a[sic] Liberty my Coloured girl Clara after she serving me my heirs executors administrators and assigns ten years and all her children borned[sic] in that time to serve until they are Twenty One Years and further I bind myself my heirs executors administrators and assigns to comfortably board lodge and bed in a comfortable manner and givem them one good suit of comfortable cloths each. In Witness I set my hand and affix my seal, the day and year above written.
John Dickinson{Seal}
Teste
Eli Minsen[?]
It is understood that the within bound is obliged to learn or give them a chance to learn to read.
John Dickinson
Teste
Eli Minsen[?]
Virginia
At a Court of Quarterly session held for Scott County the 12th day of June 1828
This instrument of writing and endorsement was acknowledged in court by John Dickinson to be his act and deed and ordered to be recorded.
Atteste
John S. Martin D,C

DB 3:433

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