| Book Volume | 15 |
|---|---|
| Page Number | 137 |
| Family Name of Bible or Other Record | To W.P. Nottingham Agent of estate of Dr. G. Ker. By Command of Gen. Lockwood Capt Commanding Post |
| Title Page/Publisher/Date of Record | Letter concerning deserted slaves at Cessford |
| Family Records: Birth and Other Records | Note: this Notice now hangs in main hall at Cessford.; south of Eastville Virginia |
| Family Records: Marriage and Other Records | x |
| Family Records: Death and Other Records | x |
| Family Records: Other Records | You will take notice that the slaves of the above estate [Cessford] will no longer be held otherwise than as freemen and with his own consent. The proclamation of the President of the 22nd inst calling attention to the act of July 17th 1860 requires all officers to enforce said act. Hereafter neither individuals nor civil government will be permitted to retain as slaves any of those whose masters have deserted them. |
| Additional Other Records | x |
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