1795 - Barnett to Tobias - Amherst Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
02/16/1795
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Self Purchase Amount
L30
Text of Freedom Document
Know all men by these presents that I John Barnett of the County of Amherst and State of Virginia for the consideration of the amount of Thirty Pounds the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge do by these presents infranchise & set free from Servitude a Negro man named Tobias heretofore and to this day my property & I hereby discharge the said Tobias from me and my heirs from all Claims of Service or Servitude Witness my hand & Seal this Sixteenth day of February anno domini MDCCXCV [illegible]
Acknowledged in
Presence of us
John Barnett
At a court held for Amherst County the 16th February 1795 this deed of emancipation was acknowledged in Court and Ordered to be Recorded
Teste
WS Crawford CAC
Record Location
B G:508
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1795 - Barnett to Tobias - Amherst Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed March 17, 2025, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/909.