1846 - Hope to Bristow - Elizabeth City Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
08/29/1846
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
Hampton Virginia May 3rd 1846
To all whom it may concern be it known that I George Hope of the town and state above written do this day for good and sufficient causes me thereunto moving liberate, emancipate and set free from all further service to me my servant man Bristow, and subject only to conformity to the laws of the Commonwealth providing for such cases. Witness my hand and seal.
George Hope (seal)
Teste,
Ro. A. Armistead
Wm B. Hope
Geo. Hope Jr.
At a court held for the County of Eliz. City 29 August 1846
This deed of emancipation was proved by the oaths of Ro. A. Armistead and Geo. Hope Jr. two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Teste,
W.S. Armistead Clk
Re-recorded August 6th 1885
Wm. P. Bainbridge DC
To all whom it may concern be it known that I George Hope of the town and state above written do this day for good and sufficient causes me thereunto moving liberate, emancipate and set free from all further service to me my servant man Bristow, and subject only to conformity to the laws of the Commonwealth providing for such cases. Witness my hand and seal.
George Hope (seal)
Teste,
Ro. A. Armistead
Wm B. Hope
Geo. Hope Jr.
At a court held for the County of Eliz. City 29 August 1846
This deed of emancipation was proved by the oaths of Ro. A. Armistead and Geo. Hope Jr. two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Teste,
W.S. Armistead Clk
Re-recorded August 6th 1885
Wm. P. Bainbridge DC
Record Location
DB K:247
Document Type
Deed
Files
Citation
“1846 - Hope to Bristow - Elizabeth City Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed December 10, 2025, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/2523.