Tag: Albemarle County
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Sale of Slave Chaney by John Fagg to J. Carter 1829
Commonwealth of Virginia Albemarle County to wit We the subscribers, Christian Wertenbaker and James W Saunders freeholders of the county of Albemarle in the state of Virginia, do hereby certify that Chaney aged sixteen years of the female sex _feet _inches high a negro, and having no marks, black complexion was purchased in Albemarle County…
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Proof of Freedom of Ritta Mason and Jane Mason 1826
[5 June 1826] Ritta Maosn ^ a woman of Colour personally appearing in Court and producing Satisfactory evidence of her freedomIt is Ordered that the following be entered on her Register to wit: Aged 20 years five feet 3/4 of an Inch high of Yellow complexion, no scars or marks perceivable all of which is Ordered…
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Manumission Slave Joyce from William W Henning 1805
To all to whom these presents shall come: Know ye, that for divers good caused & Considerations me Hereunto moving, but more especially in consideration of the meritorious Services of my female Slave named Joyce, I have emancipated and set free and by these presents do emancipate and set free the said female Joyce hereby discharging…
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Manumission Slave Eady with her Children and Grandchildren from Joseph Fassett 1837
Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Fassett of the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia have manumitted, emancipated and set free, and by these presents do manumit, emancipate and set free the following negro slaves to wit Eady and her children, Elizabeth Ann, William, Daniel, Lucy and Jesse and her Grand…
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Manumission of Jane and her Children from Thomas Bell 1799
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Bell of the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia for various considerations me thereunto moving have and do by these presents emancipate manumit and make free a negro woman slave named Jane who I purchased of John Kelly together with her two Children Archibald Randolph…
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Gift of Slave Billy from Lucy Marks to Mary Ann Anderson in trust of Gabriel S Harper 1830
This Indenture made this 12th day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty between Lucy Marks of the county of Albemarle and state of Virginia on the one part and Gabriel S Harper of the same county & State on the other part, witnesseth that the said Lucy in consideration of the natural love…
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Deed of Slaves by John C Carter to his Children 1839
Know all men by these presents, that I John C. Carter of the County of Albemarle I the state of Virginia for and in consideration of the natural love and affection which I have and bear unto my three infant children Robert Hill Carter, Anne Carey Carter and John Coles Carter of the County and…
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