COURT: Manumission of Negro Man Joe From Catherine Patterson, 1802, Huntingdon County, PA

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Manumission of Negro Man Joe
From Catherine Patterson
Miscellaneous Deed Book H-1 p 459
Recorder of Deeds Huntingdon County Pennsylvania
May 1st 1802

Know all men by there presents that I Catherine Patterson of the 
Borough of Huntingdon in the County of Huntingdon from the motives of 
benevolence and humanity and for and in consideration of the faithful 
services of Negro man Joe 
Rendered during the lifetime of his former master Galbraith Patterson 
Esq. Deceased and his attention honesty and industry since that time 
have manumitted and hereby do manumit and set free from slavery the 
said negro man Joe from and after the nineteenth day of march which 
will be in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and four. On 
condition  however that the said negro man Joe shall and continue 
honestly and faithfully to serve me my heirs and assigns for the term 
of two years from the date hereof next ensuing which will expire on the 
said nineteenth day of March AD 1804 and do hereby give grant title and 
claim of in and to his person labour and service and of in and to the 
estate and property which he may hereafter acquire or obtain excepting 
only his service in manner and during the time above mentioned. In 
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty eighth 
day of April in the year of our lord on thousand eight hundred and two
S/ Catherine Patterson

Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Wit James Hamilton

Huntingdon County before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the 
Peace in and for the county aforesaid personally came Catherine 
Patterson and acknowledged the within deed on instrument of writing to 
be her act and deed and desired the same might be recorded as such

Mary 1st. 1802  William Steel

A true copy compared with the original May the 1st 1802.