1788 - Wythe to Polly - York Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
06/16/1788
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
Be it known unto all men by these presents that I George Wythe do manumit a negro girl slave named Polly when she shall attain the age of eighteen years in testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twentieth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight.
Sealed in presence of G. Wythe (seal)
Rob Nicolson
Jos. Prentis
Jno. Wickham
She was four years old thirteenth of September 1787
At a court continued and held for York County the twenty second day of April 1788. This deed of manumission was proved by the oath of Joseph Prentis Esquire a witness thereto and at another court held for the said county the sixteenth day of June 1788 this deed was proved by the oath of John Wickham Gent. another witness thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Teste, R. H. Waller CC Cur
Sealed in presence of G. Wythe (seal)
Rob Nicolson
Jos. Prentis
Jno. Wickham
She was four years old thirteenth of September 1787
At a court continued and held for York County the twenty second day of April 1788. This deed of manumission was proved by the oath of Joseph Prentis Esquire a witness thereto and at another court held for the said county the sixteenth day of June 1788 this deed was proved by the oath of John Wickham Gent. another witness thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Teste, R. H. Waller CC Cur
Record Location
DB 6:371
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1788 - Wythe to Polly - York Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed September 13, 2026, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/2543.