Phillis Clagett v. Ann Gibson. Deed of Manumission Jennifer Guiliano Trevor Muñoz William G. Thomas III transcription and encoding Samantha M. Bryant Steph N. Camerone Kaci L. Nash Laura K. Weakly University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Maryland National Endowment for the Humanities 2014 O Say Can You See University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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 Deed of Manumission October 31, 1826 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 414, Folder 402 Case Papers Exhibit Civil Petition for Freedom December 1828 Brent, William, 1774-1848 Clarke, Robert Gibson, Gerard Smith, William Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Clagett, Phillis Clagett, Truman Clagett, Mary Gibson, Ann United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) reviewed document added idno added xml:ids converted to new TEI added Jones forename added attorneys to header encoded and transcribed

To all whom it may concern, be it known, that I Gerard Gibson of the County of Washington District of Columbia, for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving, as also in further consideration of One Dollar current money, to me in hand paid, have released from slavery, liberated, manumitted and set free, and by these presents do hereby release from slavery, liberate, manumit and set free, my negro woman named Phillis Clagett being of the Age of thirty six years, and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance likewise Truman Clagett and Mary Clagett Children of the said Phillis and them the said Negroes named Phillis Clagett Truman Clagett and Mary Clagett I do declare that after my Decease from that time to be henceforth free manumitted and discharged, from all manner of servitude or service to my executors or administrators, forever.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 31st Day of October in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand eight Hundred and twenty six

Gerard Gibson (Seal) his x mark

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Robt Clarke Willm Smith

County of Washington to wit

On this 31st day of October 1826 personally appears Gerard Gibson party to the within instrument of writing, before me the subscriber, A Justice of the Peace of the District of Columbia for the said county and acknowledges the same to be his act and deed for the purposes within mentioned and the Negroes within named to be after his decease manumitted and discharged from all services to any claiming under him

Acknowledged before Robt Clarke

Recdg Paid

Gerard Gibson To Negro Woman Phillis Clagett & her children

Deed of Manumission

Received 6th of Novr 1826 to be recorded and the same day was recorded in Manumission Record No 1 folio 25 & 258, one of the Record for Washington County in the District of Columbia in and examined by Wm Brent Clk

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