1815 - Black to Ned - Shenandoah Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
04/11/1815
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
Know all men by these presents that I Peter Black of Shenandoah County for and in consideration of the high respect I have for my negro man slave named Ned, and his good conduct while in the service of David Cribble, have set free and emancipated and do hereby set free and emancipate him the said negro man named Ned, and do relinquish all title and claim which I possess in and to him the said negro man Ned & his services under the laws of Virginia, and do so far as I possess the power vest in him all the rights and privileges of a free citizen. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 15th day of March 1815.
Test Peter Black (seal)
Samuel R. Bader
David [illegible]
At a court continued and held for the County of Shenandoah on Tuesday the 11th day of April 1815. This deed of emancipation from Peter Black to negro Ned was produced in court and proved by the oaths of Samuel R. Bader and David [?Crebil?] witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Teste, P. Williams C.S.C.
Test Peter Black (seal)
Samuel R. Bader
David [illegible]
At a court continued and held for the County of Shenandoah on Tuesday the 11th day of April 1815. This deed of emancipation from Peter Black to negro Ned was produced in court and proved by the oaths of Samuel R. Bader and David [?Crebil?] witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Teste, P. Williams C.S.C.
Record Location
DB V:458
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1815 - Black to Ned - Shenandoah Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed October 13, 2026, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/2265.