1783 - Rouff to John Rouff - Pittsylvania Co, VA
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1783 - Rouff to John Rouff - Pittsylvania Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
05/21/1783
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
To all to whom these presents shall born greetings know ye that I George Rouff of Pittsylvania County of the state of Virginia being possessed of a negro boy named John Rouff that I purchased of Sarah Worsham for the consideration of one thousand pounds which said slave I am now possessed of I do hereby these presents agreeable to and ask of assembly in this case made and provided set him free to be as a natural born subject of the state aforesaid from the claim right title from me my Heirs Executors administrators or any other person or persons whatsoever claiming me my himself In witness whereof I have unto set my hand and seal this 28thday of May 1783
Sign sealed and delivered George Ruoff L.S.
In presents of R Williams G Strother
Examin’d At a court held for Pittsylvania County the 28th Day of May 1783 the written was acknowledged by the written named George Rouff to be his act and deed and the same was ordered to be recorded by the court
Teste Wills. Tunstall
Sign sealed and delivered George Ruoff L.S.
In presents of R Williams G Strother
Examin’d At a court held for Pittsylvania County the 28th Day of May 1783 the written was acknowledged by the written named George Rouff to be his act and deed and the same was ordered to be recorded by the court
Teste Wills. Tunstall
Record Location
D Book 7, P 64
Document Type
Deed
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Collection
Citation
“1783 - Rouff to John Rouff - Pittsylvania Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed April 27, 2025, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/941.