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</bibl> </taxonomy> </classDecl> </encodingDesc> <profileDesc> <langUsage> <language ident="eng">English</language> </langUsage> <textClass> <keywords scheme="local"> <list> <item n="Topical"/> <item n="Topical"/> </list> </keywords> </textClass> </profileDesc> <revisionDesc> <change when="2011">CG performed initial transcription and encoding</change> <change when="2012-06-22">GG validated files and performed minor encoding/transcription</change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text> <body> <div1> <div2 rend="horizontal"> <pb n="npn" facs="mhs_A1643_B62f2i0354_1.tiff"/> <p>Know all Men by These Presents,<lb/> That I <persName>William Jewell</persName> of the county of Boone and State of Missouri have<lb/> fully and voluntarily manumited and sit free and by these presents do fully and voluntarily and set free<lb/> my negro man known and called<lb/> Manuel, alias Emanuel, alias Manly, of<lb/> dark complexion and aged about thir<lb/>ty five years: and I do these presents<lb/> <unclear unit="chars" rend="written"/>, discharge and for<unclear unit="chars" rend="written"/> absolve<lb/> said negro from all obligations to per<lb/>form service for me in future and<lb/> <unclear unit="chars" rend="written"/> all right and title to him.</p> <p>In testimony whereof I have here<lb/>to set my hand and seal this<lb/> day of <date when="1847-03">March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred<lb/> and forty seven (1847)</date> </p> <closer> <signed>W. Jewell</signed> </closer> </div2> <div2 rend="vertical"> <opener> <dateline>State of Missouri<lb/> County of Boone</dateline> Boone Circuit Court<lb/> Sct. March Term 1847</opener> <p>Be it remembered that on this <date when="1847-03-20">Twen<lb/>tieth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and<lb/> forty seven</date>, personally came into open<lb/> court, <persName>William Jewell</persName> who is person<lb/>ally known to the judge of this court to be<lb/> the person whose name is subscribed to the<lb/> written and forgoing deed of Manumission<lb/> or <unclear unit="chars" rend="written"/> of writing as a party thereto<lb/> and as having executed the same and<lb/> acknowledged said deed to be his act and deed hand and seal for the purpose therein<lb/> mentioned: which was <unclear unit="chars" rend="written"/> to <unclear unit="chars" rend="written"/> <lb/> <unclear unit="chars" rend="written"/> and is here done accordingly<lb/> </p> <p>In testimony whereof, I hereto subscribe<lb/> my name and affix the seal of said circuit court at office in <lb/> Columbia on this day and year afor<lb/> said Robert S Todd Clerk.</p> <p> State of Missouri<lb/> County of Boonelb/></p> <p>Sct This deed of manumission from<lb/> <persName>William Jewell</persName> to <persName>Manuel, Emanuel or Manley</persName> a slave<lb/> was produced before me Clerk of the Circuit Court and <unclear unit="chars" rend="written"/> <lb/> officio Recorder for Boone County on the <date when="1847-03-20"> Twentieth day of<lb/> March in the year Eighteen hundred and forty seven<lb/> </date> and with the certificate thereon is duly rended in<lb/> Book 2 pages 125 & 126 Given under my hand<lb/> as recorder aforesaid with the seal of<lb/> said <unclear unit="chars" rend="written"/> hereto affixed at office in Col<lb/>umbia on this day and year aforesaid<lb/> Robert L Todd<lb/> Clerk & recorder</p> </div2> <div2 rend="vertical"> <pb n="npn" facs="mhs_A1643_B62f2i0354_2.tiff"/> <p> <persName>Wm Jewell</persName> <lb/> <unclear unit="chars" rend="written"/> Emancipation<lb/> <persName>Emanuel</persName> a slave<lb/> filed <date when="1847-03-20">20 March 1847</date> <lb/> R L. Todd clerk & recorder<lb/> Recorded in Book<lb/> pages 125 & 126 </p> </div2> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI>