Leonora Gamble Montgomery freeing 2 mulatto families. - Deborah Byrd
Subject: Leonora Gamble Montgomery freeing 2 mulatto families.
From: Deborah Byrd
Date: March 29, 1999

I missed part of the second deed didn't look close enough I guess.

Sumter District SC Deed BK ddp. 278-279 Salt Lake Number 0355679

State of South Carolina
Whereas Leonora Gamble MONTGOMERY of Clarendon County in the State aforesaid
appeared before me William MCDONALD on the the Justices of the quoram in and
for the said State and District her intentions to emacndipate and set free
her Mulatto Woman Susy and her four children viz Daniel, Delah, Lucy, and
Billy, slaves.  Whereupon five respectable Freeholders were summoned
according to the las in that case made and provided the Freeholdres being
legally assembled and the said Leonora Gambel MONTGOMERY being duly sworn ?
to the law the said Willima MCDONALD the Justice aforesaid and the
Freeholders made the necessary inquiries of her respecting the character and
ability of the said slaves to gain a livelyhood in an honest way, and being
fully satisfied the said magistrate and freeholders granted the following
Certificate

We hereby Certify upon examination on oath of Leonora Gamble MONTGOMERY the
owner of Certain Mutallto Slave named Susy and her four Negro children named
Daniel, Delah, Lucy, and Billy, she said Mulatto woman slave is about 35
years ols, Daniel is abut 8 years old, Delah about 10 years old, Lucy about
5 years old and Billy aobut 5 months old.... signed 7 April 1817.

partial follows
State of South Carolina
Whereas Leonora Gamble MONTGOMERY of Claremont County in the state aforesaid
appeared before me William MCDONALD one of the Justices of the Quoram in and
for the said state and district her real intentions to Emancipate and set
free her Mulatto Woman named Sarah and her five children named Milly, Unity,
Phillis, Billy and Amos Slaves....

Deborah Byrd

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