Manumission negro Abraham From Samuel Neall

Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Neall of the Village of Milford in the County of Kent & State of Delaware, do hereby manumit & set free my negro man Abraham formerly the property of John Purnell decd. of the County aforesaid, to be free and at his perfect liberty at the expiration of five years from the nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord last past, which will be on the nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen and I the aforesaid Samuel Neall do hereby warrant and defend the liberty & Freedom of the above named negro Abraham, from the lawful claim or claimes, of me my heirs, Excs. Or administrators, and every other person or persons claiming or to claim by from or under me In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this eleventh day of April Anno Domini Eighteen hundred & twelve. Samuel Neall {seal}

Signed sealed & acknowledged in presence of us, Jno. Adams, Jon. Mitchell

State of Delaware Kent County } Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid Samuel Neall whose name is signed to the above manumission and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed according to the true intent & meaning thereof in due form of Law In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 10 day of April Eighteen hundred & Twelve Jas. Millechop 11 April 1812

A True Copy recorded and compared with the original this 3d. Day Of June Anno Domini 1812. Attest Maskline Clark Jr. Recr.

Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947, Kent County, Roll 791, Image 296, Book N, Volume 2, Page 137

Transcribed 20 Apr 2024 by Nancy Maliwesky