QUILLER

Lauderdale County, AL
Deed Book 4, p. 279

Quiller – Freedom – Man of Colour

The State of Alabama  Lauderdale County

          I Richard Darby of the County and State aforesaid for an in consideration of the faithful services rendered me by my negro Slave, a black man about Forty Seven years old and by the name of Quiller, who I purchased from Mr Prater, I do by these presents quit claim and release him the said Quiller from any futhre serving me or my heirs in the capacity of a slave or otherwise, but for the faithful services by him rendered to me I do give him his freedom and hope and request the free State where he may go to carry the same into full affect and that his freedom my be there obtained by virtue hereof. I do hereby request all good people to aid, assist, him the said Quiller in traveling to any of the free States or otherwise, and not to hinder or stop him in any manner from pursueing his own business, as it is my wish and desire that he obtain his freedom and that I have no further claim to him as a Slave or otherwise.

          IN Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, at Florence, this 295h day of December 1828.

                                                                                 Richard Darby  {SEAL}

The State of Alabama  }   Be it remembered that Richard Darby
Lauderdale County     }   whose name is subscribed to the within & foregoing instrument or release, this day came personally before me William W. Garrard, Clerk of Lauderdale County Court, and acknowledged the signing sealing and delivery of the same to be his act and deed for the purposes therein contained.

           In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court done at my office in the town of Florence this 29^th day of December 1828, and of American Independence the Fifty Third year.
                                                                Test. W W. Garrard, Clerk

                                                            By his deputy Joseph P. Waddell

State of Alabama  }  I William S. Fulton Judge of the County
Lauderdale County }  Court do hereby certify that William W. Garrard whose name appears above is and was at the time the same was signed Clerk of the County court of Said County, and that Joseph P. Waddell  is his lawful Deputy, that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such that his attestations are in due form of law.

            Given under my hand and seal this 29^th day of December 1828.
                                                  William S. Fulton
                                                   Judge of the County Court of Lauderdale County

Recorded 2^nd day of February, 1829.

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