Case Name: Negress Betty v. James C. Deneale
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1818-11
Citations: 2 Cranch 156
Docket Number: 
Parties: Negress Betty v. James C. Deneale.
Judges: (Thruston, J., absent,)
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 2
Pages: 156–156

Head Matter:
Negress Betty v. James C. Deneale.
A deed of manumission when acknowledged and recorded, relates to the time of its execution.

Opinion:
The Court
(Thruston, J., absent,)
decided that the deed of manumission, in this case, when it was acknowledged and recorded according to law, related back to the time of its execution.