LONDON

Lauderdale County, AL
Deed Book 6, p. 54

London free papers

I do hereby certify that I am willing and anxious to Emancepate [sic] all my Negro man London for the many Good and faithful Servises [sic] rendered me during his State of bondage and know all men by these presents that I do hereby emancepate and liberate the said London free from any claim or Claims of mine my heirs Executors adm or assigns or any person or persons claiming through or by me as witness my hand and seal this 14 day of December in the year of our [Lord] 1824

Witness                                                                   Martha P. Urquhart {SEAL}
James B. Urquhart
Charles Urquhart

Southamton County In the Clerks office March 21 1825 this deed of Emancepation was proved by the oath of James B. Urquhart one of the witness thereto and Continued and the Clerks office of the Said county on the 4 of Aprile 1825 The aforesaid deed of Emancepation was proved by the oath of Charles Urquhart the other witness thereto and admitted to record and at a Court held for the Said county of Southampton on the 18 day of Aprile 1825 this deed of Emancepation as aforesaid was entered upon the proceedings of the day in per Suance of an Act of assembly in Such cases made and _______.

                                                                    Test James Rochell CC
                                                                      A copy test
                                                                              A Middleton DC SC
Virginia
Southampton County (Sct)

I James Rochelle Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that London otherwise called [sic] London H. Urquhart a man of rather a light complexion of the height of five feet six inches about thirty nine years of age and inclined to be bold is the same person Named in the above deed of Emancipation and who has sustained an extrodenary Good Character and that he hath been this day requested in the Clerks office of the County aforesaid according to the usage and custom thereof

In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and caused the Seal of the County to be herewith affixed this 21 day of April Eighteen hundred and Thirty of Twenty five.

                                                                                   James Rochell C C
                                                                                    Wm H. Gee JP

State of Alabama }      This day personally appeared before me William East
Madison County  }      one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for Said County William H. Gee who being duly Sworn deposeth and Saith that his is acquainted with the black man Named London Named in the within instrument and knows him to be free as therein as described that the Signatures thereto as a Justice of the peace signed by him was his own Sworn to and Subscribed to before me this twenty second day of March one thousand Eight hundred and thirty one.                            
                                                                                     Wm. H. Gee
Test
William East JP

Recorded Aprile 12 day 1833 by William Arnett   recorder.

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