1829 - Turner to Alexander Bryan - Alexandria,VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
12/30/1829
Manumitter
Manumitted
Executor
Daniel Dulany, SAT Dulany, James Mandeville
Text of Freedom Document
Know all men by these presents, that I, Elizabeth Turner of Fairfaxe [Fairfax] County in the State of Virginia,
in consideration of the sum of Two hundred dollars, to me in hand paid by Alexander Bryan, now my slave,
the receipt of which I hereby acknowledge, and [illegible] other good causes and considerations me thereunto
moving, Have manumitted and set free, and Do by these presents manumit and set free the said Alexander
Bryan and I bind myself & my heirs, that I will [forever warrant ?] & defend the said Alexander Bryan in the
[engagement?] of his freedom against the lawfull title of all persons whatever
Witness by hand & seal this 30th day of December 1829. Elizabeth Turner
Witnisses [Witnesses]
Danl. F Dulany
S A T Dulany
James Mandeville
Mulatto man 33 years 5 feet 7 1/2 high has a scar under the left nostril and a mole upon the upper lip --
manumitted as above
70
52
1.22 [numbers written in the lower left corner of the page]
Turner To Bryan
Deed of Manumission 30 Dec. 1829
in consideration of the sum of Two hundred dollars, to me in hand paid by Alexander Bryan, now my slave,
the receipt of which I hereby acknowledge, and [illegible] other good causes and considerations me thereunto
moving, Have manumitted and set free, and Do by these presents manumit and set free the said Alexander
Bryan and I bind myself & my heirs, that I will [forever warrant ?] & defend the said Alexander Bryan in the
[engagement?] of his freedom against the lawfull title of all persons whatever
Witness by hand & seal this 30th day of December 1829. Elizabeth Turner
Witnisses [Witnesses]
Danl. F Dulany
S A T Dulany
James Mandeville
Mulatto man 33 years 5 feet 7 1/2 high has a scar under the left nostril and a mole upon the upper lip --
manumitted as above
70
52
1.22 [numbers written in the lower left corner of the page]
Turner To Bryan
Deed of Manumission 30 Dec. 1829
Record Location
Library of VA - VIRGINIA UNTOLD
Notes
written in Fairfax County, unclear connection to Alexandria/Arlington
Files
Citation
“1829 - Turner to Alexander Bryan - Alexandria,VA,” Manumission Project, accessed October 13, 2026, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/877.