1841 -Hollins to Isham Bird - Lynchburg, VA

Dublin Core

Title

1841 -Hollins to Isham Bird - Lynchburg, VA

Date

Type

Deed

Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata

Location

Date

07/01/1841

Manumitter

Manumitted

Number of Persons

1

Witnesses

J. Wills, William H. Ogden

Text of Freedom Document

Know all men by these presents that I John Hollins of the town of Lynchburg for and in consideration of
divers causes me thereunto moving, have emancipated and set free and by these presents do emancipate and
forever set free, my negro man slave named Isham, commonly called Isham Bird. And I the said John Hollins
for myself my heirs executors and administrators do hereby forever release and relinquish to the said Isham all
claim whatsoever, either to his person or his services, and all and every duty on his part further to serve or
obey me as his master or owner--And I the said John Hollins for myself my heirs executors and administrators
do hereby further covenant and agree to and with the said Isham, that he the said Isham shall and may from
this time henceforth enjoy freely and fully all the privileges and immunities of a free man of colour, free from
the claim of myself my heirs, executors and administrators and free from the claim of all and every other
person or persons claiming by, from, through or under me. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my Seal this 29th day of June 1841 signed sealed & acknowd.
in the presence of John Hollins (Seal)
J Wills
Wm [William] H Ogden
At a court of Hustings held for the corporation of Lynchburg at the Court house on the day of July 1841
This deed of emancipation from John Hollins to Isham Bird was this day proved in open court by the oaths of
J Wills and Wm [William] H Ogden and ordered to be recorded
Teste
J Benagh - Hollins
To deed eman
I Bird
Exd.
pro July Court
Recorded
Deed Book P
page 32

Record Location

DB P:31

Files

1841_Isham_Original_Lynchburg.pdf
1841_Isham_Transcription_Lynchburg.pdf

Citation

“1841 -Hollins to Isham Bird - Lynchburg, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed February 10, 2025, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/745.