COURT: Manumission John Patton to Negro Joseph, 1802, Huntingdon County, PA

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Manumission John Patton to Negro Joseph
Miscellaneous Book H-1
P 554
Recorder of Deeds
Huntingdon County Pennsylvania

Know all men by these presents that I John Patton of the Borough of 
Huntingdon in the county of Huntingdon and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
Esquire from motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted and 
hereby do manumit and set free from slavery Negro Joseph aged about 
forty years on condition however that he do forthwith bind himself by 
indenture to serve me my executors administrators or assignees for the 
term of seven years from and after this date and fully to be complete 
and ended and I do hereby give grant and release unto the said Joseph 
all my right title and claim of in and to him person labor 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 term 
above mentioned in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal 
the tenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
hundred and two.
      S/John Patton

Sealed and delivered in presence of us R. Allison Saml Massey

Before me the subscriber one of the justices of the peace in and for 
the county of Huntingdon personally appeared John Patton Esquire who in 
due form of law acknowledged the above instrument or manumission to be 
his act and deed and desired it might be recorder as such witness my 
hand and seal the 10 August 1802
A true copy compared with the original Aug 23rd 1802