PATIENCE

Lauderdale County, AL
Deed Book 4, p. 228

Farrer To Patience – Emancipation

The State of Alabama}

Lauderdale   County  }  To all and singular, to whom these presents shall come Greeting: ----

          Whereas the General Assembly of the State of Alabama, at their last Session, passed an act authorizing me, Mahala Farrer to Emancipate a mulatto woman, Slave, named Patience

           And whereas the said Patience has previously paid Four Hundred and Seventy Five Dollars, for her Freedom

          Now in consideration of said sum of money and in pursuance of said act of the Legislature I the said Mahala Farrer do hereby Emancipate and forever set free from bondage and slavery the said mulatto woman Patience

          In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5^th day of November 1829.                                                                      her
                                                                                    Mahala  X   Farrer   {SEAL}
Test: M. C. Young       }                                                          mark
         Henry Donahoo  }

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