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 Research Library: Freedom from Slavery Paper Transcription

Front-side

Freedom

James W. Finley

To

Sampson Gleaves

Filed for record (at
request of S. Gleaves)
at 4 ½ o’clock a.m.
November 10th A. D. 1855
S. A. Clark.Recorder

Recorded in Book A
of Miscellaneous (Records
of Santa Clara County,
California) on pages
57 & 58 S. A. Clark.
Recorder. Sampson Gleaves

Exd

Paid

Reverse-side

      November 14 1854

Know all men that hereby certify
that the receipt of all demands against
Sampson Gleaves for further services
is hereby fully acknowledged in the
presence of the following witness, and
further state that the same
Sampson Gleaves is forever free.

Hra.W. Finley Witness    James W. Finley

State of California
County of Santa Clara    SS.on
this 10th day of November A. D. 1855
personally appeared before me, Recorder
in and for Said County, James W. Finley,
to me personally known to be the individual
described in and who executed the foregoing
instrument and acknowledged to me
that he executed the same freely and
voluntarily for the uses and purposes
therein mentioned.
Given under my
hand and official seal
at the City of San Jose, the
day and year last written.
S. A. Clark
County Recorder

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