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"Know all men by these presents that I, Zadock Martin, of the county of Platte and State of Missouri from motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted and hereby do manumit and set free from slavery my Negro man name Willis aged about 40 years. And I do hear by give grant and release unto the said Willis all my right, title and claim of, in and to his person, labor and service and of in and to the estate and property which he may hereafter acquire or obtain. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and I affixed my seal this 10th day of October in the year of our Lord 1843."
"Be it remembered that on this day, to wit, the 10th day of October in the year of our Lord 1843, personally appeared in Open Court, Zadock Martin and produced a deed of emancipation of his Negro man slave named Willis aged about 40 years, which and was signed and sealed by the said Zadock Martin. And the said Zadock Martin being personally known to the court to be the identical person who executed the same, thereupon the said Zadock Martin is now here in open court, acknowledges that said deed of emancipation to be his voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein expressed."Date(s) of Creation
10/10/1843