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Know all men by these presents that I Robert M.
Briggs of Washington, Fayette County, in the
State of Ohio. from motives of benevolence have
manumitted and set free from slavery my
negro man James Actor, now residing in Richmond
in the State of Virginia, and I do hereby
give, grant and release all my right, title
and claim of, in, and to his person, labor
and services and of, in, and to all the estate
and property which he may hereafter acquire
or obtain. Witness the following signature
and seal, on this seventh day of July, in the year
1859 in the county and state aforesaid

Robt M Briggs {seal}

Signed sealed and acknowledged
in presence of
A. E. Silcott
Jesse Burnett

The State of Ohio
Fayette County

Before me A E Silcott a
Notary Public within and for the county of Fayette
in the State of Ohio personally appeared on this seventh
day of July AD 1859. Robert M. Briggs to me well
known and acknowledged the signing and sealing of
the above deed of manumission to be his voluntary
act and deed. In testimony wherof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my Notarial seal the day
and year last aforesaid
A. E. Silcott Notary Public
in & for the County of
Fayette & State of Ohio