Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Brown of St. Jones’s hundred Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations, do by these presents manumit, liberated and set free a certain Negro Girl, named Belender, aged about thirteen years and I do hereby further agree that the said negro Girl Belender from the third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty two shall be entitled to and enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities, which a free negro or mulatto may or can have or enjoy by the Laws of this State. In Testamoney whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ten. 1810.

Thos. Brown {seal}

sealed and delivered in presence of us….  John Lowber, Abel Harris,

State of Delaware Kent County Ss} I do certify that on the fifth day of Sept. one thousand eight hundred and ten, personally appeared Thomas Brown, before me John Lowber one of the Justices of the peace for said County, and acknowledged the within manumition to be his act and deed for the use and purpose therein mentioned, Given under my hand and seal at Dover the day and year aforesaid. John Lowber

A true copy reorded and compared with the original this 30th day of Oct. Anno Domini 1810. Compared this 13th November A.D. 1811 Attest Maskline Clark Recr.

Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947, Kent County, Roll 790, Image 602, Book M, Vol 2, P 51

Transcribed 18 Apr 2024 by Nancy Maliwesky