1842 - Metcalf to James - Spotsylvania Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
10/03/1842
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
Know all men by these presents that I John Metcalfe of the town of Fredericksburg, State of Virginia do hereby emancipate and set free from all bondage my servant man Beverly James whom I bought of Tho’s T. Johnson of Richmond. Witness my hand and seal this 1 day of October 1842.
T.B. Barton Jno. Metcalfe (seal)
John M. Herndon
In Spotsylvania County Court October 3rd 1842
This deed of emancipation from John Metcalfe to his slave Beverly James was proved by the oaths of T.B. Barton and John M. Herndon the witnesses thereto and is ordered to be recorded.
Teste, Sta. Crutchfield
T.B. Barton Jno. Metcalfe (seal)
John M. Herndon
In Spotsylvania County Court October 3rd 1842
This deed of emancipation from John Metcalfe to his slave Beverly James was proved by the oaths of T.B. Barton and John M. Herndon the witnesses thereto and is ordered to be recorded.
Teste, Sta. Crutchfield
Record Location
DB KK:172
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1842 - Metcalf to James - Spotsylvania Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed December 13, 2025, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/2411.