Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #2 from Instruments of Freedom, Deeds and Wills of Emancipation Northampton County, Virginia 1782 to 1864

Page 17
Name of Enslaver Hezekiah Pitts
Document type Deed of Emancipation
Abstract Information about the Enslaved Person/People Betty Moses to be free immediately, Pleasant Hampton to be free immediately. Alles Exov 17 yo last April TBF at age 21, Esther Hampton 13 yo last Apr TBF at 21 yo, Joshua Hampton 10 yo last January TBF at D.; Tabitha Moses 5 yo last Sept. TBF at d.; John Robins TBF 1 January 1793, Charles Nuttle TBF 1 Jan 1792, Elsey Holding TBF 1 Jan 1797. Signed 8 July 1788
Date 8 July 1788

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