Recorder - Manumission of Slaves Typescript
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Typescript of Manumission Documents
Editor’s Note: The original documents’ spelling and punctuation have been retained. The liberator in these cases, David White, followed the Quaker usage of numbered months in order to avoid recording the names of months derived from pagan religions.
Nov
13th
1835
To All People to whom these presents may come—
Know ye that I, David White of Perquimans County and the State of North
Carolina (but at this time in the County of Wayne and State of Indiana) through
and by the power and authority vested in me as one of the agents or trustees
of the
yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends in North Carolina I have removed
to the
County of Wayne and State of Indiana certain persons of colour namely, Nanny,
or Nancy, age about thirty years wife of Willis Perry (of colour) and their
said
Children, Tabitha Nancy, Leary, Rachel, Nicey and Willis and one Child born
in
this county —Also Judith aged about twenty six years the wife of JobFelton
(of
colour) and their three sons named, Willis, Harvey and Randolph—all
of whom
belonged to the Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends in North Carolina—
Now I the said David White by and through the power and authority aforesaid
doth by these presents Emancipate and set free from slavery them the said
Nancy
and her children as above named. And also the said woman Judith and her
children above named with full liberty to act and manage for themselves
and to
enjoy all the benefits of their labour according to the laws and customs
of the
State of Indiana —In witness whereof I the said David White hath to
these
presents set my hand and seal the 3rd day of the 10th month of 1835—
Signed and delivered }
In presence of }
[signed] David White ((Seal))
Josiah White
State of Indiana }
Wayne County } Before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace
of the
County aforesaid personally appeared David White the within
named and acknowledged the within instrument of mansipuission [sic] and
freedom from Slavery to be his voluntary act and deed by and under the
authority
therein described for the uses and purposes therein described. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of October A.D.
1835—
[signed] William Cox J.P. ((Seal))
Nov.
13th
1835
To All people to whom these presents may come, Know ye that I David
White of Perquimmans [sic] County North Carolina (being at present in Wayne
County Indiana) Through and by the power & authority vested in me by
the
Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends in North Carolina and by Jeptha
White
of Perquimans County North Carolina I have removed to the County of Wayne
&
State of Indiana certain Negroes or persons of colour (to wit.) James, commonly
called James White and his wife Mary and their six children-—Nancy,
Betty,
Jane, Anderson, Phereba, all of whom are now in the said County of Wayne
&
State of Indiana, the said James, Nancy and Betty, belonged to the said
Yearly
Meeting of Friend [sic] in North Carolina, and Mary, Elenor, Jane, Anderson
and
Phereba, belonged to the said Jeptha White. Now I, David White by the power
&
authority as above stated doth by these presents manumit and set free from
Slavery, them the said James White and Mary his wife and their children
Nancy,
Betty, Elenor, Jane, Anderson & Phereba, with full liberty to act and
manage for
themselves and to enjoy all the benefits of their labor according to the
laws and
customs of the State of Indiana —In witness whereof I the said David
Whitehave
to these presents set my hand and seal this the 3rd day of the 10th month
1835.
Sealed and delivered }
In the presence of }
[signed] David White ((Seal))
Josiah White
State of Indiana }
Wayne County } Before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace
within
and for the County aforesaid personally came David White the within named
and
acknowledged the within instrument of mancemition [sic] and freedom from
Slavery to be his voluntary act and deed by and under the authority therein
described for the uses and purposes therein contained—In witness
whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of October A.C. 1835
[signed] William Cox J.P.((Seal))
Nov.
13th
1835
To all people to whom these presents may come, Know ye that I David
White of Perquimans County North Carolina (being at present in Wayne County
Indiana) through and by the power and authority in me vested by the Yearly
[sic]
of the Society of Friends in North Carolina, I have removed from thence
to the
County of Wayne & State of Indiana a certain Man of colour named Douglass,
commonly called Douglass White who formely [sic] belonged to Miles White
&
Anthony B. Albertson & by them transfered [sic] to the said Society
of Friends,
said Douglass being about twenty nine years of age and of yellow complexion—
And also by the power and authority given me by Sampson Lawrence a Man of
couler [sic] of Perquimens [sic] County North Carolina I have removed to
the
County of Wayne and State of Indiana a coulered [sic] woman named Mary the
daughter of and the property of the said Sampson and wife of the said Douglass.
Also her three children, Grizilla, Margaret, & Eliza—Now I, the
said David White
by and with the Power and authority above stated doth by these presents
Manumit & set free from Slavery them the said Douglass White and Mary his wife
and
their three children, Grizella, Margaret, & Eliza, with full liberty
to act and
manage for themselves and to enjoy all the benefits of their labour according
to
the laws and customs of the State of Indiana —In Witness whereof I
thesaid
David White hath to these presents set my hand and Seal this the 3rd day
of the
10th month 1835—
Signed and delivered }
In presence of }
[signed] David White ((Seal))
Josiah White
State of Indiana }
Wayne County } Before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace
with
and for said County came personally David White the within
named and acknowledged the within Instrument of Manumission and freedom
Slavery to be his voluntary act and deed by and under the authority therein
described for the uses and purposes therein contained—In testimony
whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 9th day of October
A.D. 1835-
[signed] William Cox J.P. ((Seal))
Nov
13th
1835
To All People to whom these presents may come Know ye [sic] that I,
Dvid White at present in Wayne County State of Indiana do hereby by these
presents release and set free from Slavery a certain Negro man named Willis,
commonally [sic] called Willis Perry of very dark complexion of middle sise
[sic], and about thirty five years of age, He being the same that I purchased
of
James Perry Esq. of Pasquetank [sic] County North Carolina the 27th day
of the
7th month last —In witness whereof I the said David White hath to thesepresents
set my hand and seal this the 11th day of the 9th month 1835—
Sealed and delivered }
In presence of }
[signed] David White ((Seal))
Levi Coffin
John Fellow
State of Indiana }
Wayne County } Before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace
in
and for the county aforesaid this day personally came David
White the within grantor and acknowledged the within deed of manumission
to be
his voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein specified—In
testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, September 11th 1835
[signed] Joseph Morrow J.P. ((Seal))
Nov.
13th
1835
To All People to whom these present may come Know ye that I David
White at present in Wayne County and State of Indiana do hereby by these
present release manumit and set free from Slavery a certain Negro Man named
Job, commonally [sic] Job Felton, tolerably dark complexion of large sise
[sic]
and about thirty five years of age, he being the same that I purchased of
Reder
Felton, of Perquimans County North Carolina the 3rd day of last month he
the said
Job being now in the said county of Wayne Indiana. In witness whereof I
the said
David White hath by these present set my hand and seal this the 11th day
of the 9th
month 1835—
Signed sealed and delivered }
In presence of }
[signed] David White ((Seal))
Levi Coffin
John Fellow
State of Indiana }
Wayne County } before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace
in
and for the County aforesaid this day personally came David
White the within named grantor and acknowledged the within deed of
Manumission to be his voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein
specified—
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal September 11th
1835—
[signed] Joseph Morrow J. P. ((Seal))