1830 - Arthur to Enoch Chavers - Campbell Co, VA
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Title
1830 - Arthur to Enoch Chavers - Campbell Co, VA
Source
Date
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
7/23/1830
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
Deed Book 17, Pg 460-461
Whereas Enoch Chavers who have been held in bondage by me and who claimed his freedom
and have a suit now depending for the recovery thereof in the County Court of Pittsylvania and
Whereas I believe that the said Enoch Chavers is entitled to his freedom now therefore thee
presents witness that I Bennett Arthur do emancipate and set free the said Enoch Chavers, so that
from this day forward neither
neither I or any person or persons claiming by, through or under me shall ______ any authority
or power or any right or interest in to or over the said Enoch Chavers. That the said Enoch
Chavers shall be from this day forward ______ and absolutely and to all intents and purposes
free and moreover I the said Bennett Arthur having a full belief that the said Enoch Chavers have
a full right to his freedom have Executed these presents for the purpose of securing it to him and
do further declare that it is my desire that Judgement shall be entered in the Suit depending as
aforesaid in favor of the said Enoch Chavers, hereby renouncing and disclaiming any right of
property in me to the said Enoch Chavers. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this 23rd day of July 1830.
Bennett Arthur seal
his X mark
Signed, Sealed, and Acknowledged
and delivered in the presents of Burton
Anglea, Zechariah His X Mark Angela,
At a Court held for Campbell County August 9th 1830 The Within Deed of Manumission was
produced in Court proved by the oath of Burton Angela, and Zechariah Angela Witness thereto
subscribed and ordered to be Recorded.
Teste John Alexander CCC
Whereas Enoch Chavers who have been held in bondage by me and who claimed his freedom
and have a suit now depending for the recovery thereof in the County Court of Pittsylvania and
Whereas I believe that the said Enoch Chavers is entitled to his freedom now therefore thee
presents witness that I Bennett Arthur do emancipate and set free the said Enoch Chavers, so that
from this day forward neither
neither I or any person or persons claiming by, through or under me shall ______ any authority
or power or any right or interest in to or over the said Enoch Chavers. That the said Enoch
Chavers shall be from this day forward ______ and absolutely and to all intents and purposes
free and moreover I the said Bennett Arthur having a full belief that the said Enoch Chavers have
a full right to his freedom have Executed these presents for the purpose of securing it to him and
do further declare that it is my desire that Judgement shall be entered in the Suit depending as
aforesaid in favor of the said Enoch Chavers, hereby renouncing and disclaiming any right of
property in me to the said Enoch Chavers. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this 23rd day of July 1830.
Bennett Arthur seal
his X mark
Signed, Sealed, and Acknowledged
and delivered in the presents of Burton
Anglea, Zechariah His X Mark Angela,
At a Court held for Campbell County August 9th 1830 The Within Deed of Manumission was
produced in Court proved by the oath of Burton Angela, and Zechariah Angela Witness thereto
subscribed and ordered to be Recorded.
Teste John Alexander CCC
Record Location
B 17:460
Document Type
Deed
Notes
The same Enoch appears in a deed with similar wording in Campbell County, VA Deed Book 17:460
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Citation
“1830 - Arthur to Enoch Chavers - Campbell Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed January 15, 2025, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/682.