1864 - Pendleton to Addison - Culpeper Co, VA

1864 - Pendleton to Addison - Culpeper Co, VA

05/02/1864

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Know all men by these presents that I John S. Pendleton of Culpeper County Virginia, by & with the consent & joint action of my wife Lucy Ann Pendleton emancipated by her execution of this deed along with me, do hereby for good & sufficient cause, me thereunto moving, absolutely and forever manumit my slaves, named Addison Suckey, my shoemaker Jackson Dangerfield my foreman for several years [illegible last two lines on page] brother, my faithful friend & servant Gerard Banks. Upon consideration, however, the said servants hereby set free shall for five years to come give my wife & myself preference in hiring them, we paying them the current rates of hire for & during said five years; if we live so long. Witness our hands & seals this 11th day of April 1864.
Jno Pendleton (seal)
Lucy A Pendleton (seal)

State of Virginia Culpeper County to wit:
I James B Burdett a notary public in & for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that John S. Pendleton & Lucy Ann Pendleton his wife whose names are signed to the writing above bearing date April 11th 1864 have this day acknowledged the same before me in my county aforesaid & the said Lucy Ann being examined by me privily & apart from her said husband & having the paper aforesaid fully explained to her acknowledged the same to be her act & declared that she had willingly executed the same & did not wish to retract it. Given under my hand this 22nd day of April 1864.
JB Burdett NP

Culpeper County Court Clerk’s Office May 2nd 1864
This deed was this day filed here & admitted to record.
Teste, F. Mauzy CC

DB 14:603

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