1831 - King to Dick Nolan - Washington Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
07/26/1831
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Self Purchase Amount
$200
Text of Freedom Document
Know all men by these presents that I James King of Washington
County and state of Virginia for & in consideration of the sum of two hundred
dollars to me in hand paid by my slave Dick Nolan the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, and for his faithfulness and general good conduct while
serving me. I do hereby emancipate and forever set free, him the said
Dick Nolan. Given under my hand & seal this 26th day of July 1831.
James King (LS)
At a Court continued and held for Washington County the 26th day of July 1831.
This Deed of Emancipation from James King to Dick Nolan
was acknowledged in court by the said King as his act and deed and ordered
to be recorded.
Teste
Jacob Lynch D.C.
County and state of Virginia for & in consideration of the sum of two hundred
dollars to me in hand paid by my slave Dick Nolan the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, and for his faithfulness and general good conduct while
serving me. I do hereby emancipate and forever set free, him the said
Dick Nolan. Given under my hand & seal this 26th day of July 1831.
James King (LS)
At a Court continued and held for Washington County the 26th day of July 1831.
This Deed of Emancipation from James King to Dick Nolan
was acknowledged in court by the said King as his act and deed and ordered
to be recorded.
Teste
Jacob Lynch D.C.
Record Location
WB 6:192
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1831 - King to Dick Nolan - Washington Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed December 16, 2025, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/2692.