| File Name | _0005_0007_0001-0002 |
|---|---|
| Record Type | Deed of Manumission |
| Year | 1791 |
| First Name | Peggy |
| Middle Name | – |
| Surname | Brechison |
| Alias | – |
| Gender | – |
| Age | 25 |
| Physical Description | – |
| Means of Manumission | by statement of Jacob Broadwater |
| Previous Owner's Name | Jacob Broadwater |
| Additional Slave Names | – |
| Additional Free Black Names | – |
| Additional Surnames | – |
| Recorder's Notes | – |
| Processor's Notes | is emancipated at age 25; surname added by this statement |
| 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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