1855 - Simpson to Hercules - Elizabeth City Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
06/09/1855
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
Know all men by these presents that I John Simpson of Elizabeth City County from motives of benevolence have manumitted and set free from slavery my negro man named Hercules aged sixty years. And I do hereby give, grant and release unto the said Hercules all my right, title and claim of, in and to his person, labor & services as aforesaid, and of, in and to all the estate & property which he may hereafter acquire or obtain.
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand & seal this ninth day of June in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty five.
John Simpson (seal)
County of Elizabeth City to wit:
I James B. Hope a Not. Pub. For the county aforesaid in the State of Virginia do certify that John Simpson whose name is signed to the writing above bearing on the 9th day of June 1855 has acknowledged the same before me in my county aforesaid.
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand & seal this ninth day of June in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty five.
John Simpson (seal)
County of Elizabeth City to wit:
I James B. Hope a Not. Pub. For the county aforesaid in the State of Virginia do certify that John Simpson whose name is signed to the writing above bearing on the 9th day of June 1855 has acknowledged the same before me in my county aforesaid.
Record Location
DB N:303
Document Type
Deed
Files
Citation
“1855 - Simpson to Hercules - Elizabeth City Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed June 11, 2026, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/2525.