| File Name | _0005_0005_0001-0002 |
|---|---|
| Record Type | Deed of Manumission |
| Year | 1791 |
| First Name | Adam |
| Middle Name | – |
| Surname | Ishmael |
| Alias | – |
| Gender | M |
| Age | 13 |
| Physical Description | – |
| Means of Manumission | by statement of George Layfield |
| Previous Owner's Name | – |
| Additional Slave Names | – |
| Additional Free Black Names | – |
| Additional Surnames | – |
| Recorder's Notes | – |
| Processor's Notes | Layfield will act as their Guardian until they are age 21; surname added by this docjument |
| EAD | http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi01386.xml |
| Locality | Accomack County |
| Source | Accomack County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1744-1861 |
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