1797 - Brooke to Hester - Fredericksburg, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
05/27/1797
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
Know all men by these presents and it is witnessed by this Indenture
that I Francis Brooke as attorney in fact for John Brooke do by these presents
emancipate and set free from slavery and all further Service a negroe slave called
Hester for and during the rest and remainder of her life. In Witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of May 1797
Francis Brooke (Seal)
Attorney in fact for
John Brooke
At a Court of Hustings held for the Town and Corporation of Fredericksburg on
Saturday the 27th day of May 1797
This letter of Emancipation from Francis T. Brooke
attorney in fact for John T. Brooke to his slave Hester was acknowledged by
the said Francis T. Brooke and Ordered to be Recorded
Teste
that I Francis Brooke as attorney in fact for John Brooke do by these presents
emancipate and set free from slavery and all further Service a negroe slave called
Hester for and during the rest and remainder of her life. In Witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of May 1797
Francis Brooke (Seal)
Attorney in fact for
John Brooke
At a Court of Hustings held for the Town and Corporation of Fredericksburg on
Saturday the 27th day of May 1797
This letter of Emancipation from Francis T. Brooke
attorney in fact for John T. Brooke to his slave Hester was acknowledged by
the said Francis T. Brooke and Ordered to be Recorded
Teste
Record Location
DB C:303
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1797 - Brooke to Hester - Fredericksburg, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed July 10, 2026, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/4130.