Manumission Negro Elleanor & others from Walter Dulany

Know all men by these presents, that I Walter Dulany of Kent County in the state of Delaware, Esquire, do hereby manumit and set free from slavery and at the several periods hereinafter mentioned for that purpose will give up all right and title which I now have to the services of the several negroe slaves hereafter mentioned, that is to say, I do hereby manumit, and set free a certain negro woman named Elleanor reserving nevertheless to myself my executors administrators and assigns the right to the services and labour of the said negro woman named Elleanor, for and during and untill the full end and term of ten years from the day of the date of these presents: And further that I the said Walter Dulany do hereby manumit and set free a certain other negro woman named Margaret: reserving nevertheless to myself my executors administrators and assigns the right to the services and labour of the said negro woman named Margaret, for and during and until the full end and term of ten years from the day of the date of these presents: and further that I the said Walter Dulany do hereby manumit and set free a certain negro boy named Emanuel, now about age of seven years, reserving nevertheless to myself my executors administrators and assigns the right to the service and labour of the said negro Boy named Emanuel for and during and until the full end and term of twenty years from the day of the date of these presents: And it his hereby expressly understood and agreed by me the said Walter Dulany, that the above mentioned negro women named Elleanor and Margaret are to serve me my executors administrators or assigns, without wages or compensation, for the full Term of ten years from the day of the date of these presents, and no longer; and that at the expiration of the said term and not sooner, they the said Eleanor and Margaret are to be absolutely free and discharged of and from all and all manner of services and labour which in the mean time they may owe to me my executors administrators or assigns, and shall and may then be entitled to all the previleges and immunities which free negroes, are by the Laws of the said State of Delaware, entitled to enjoy – and also that the above mentioned negro boy named Emanuel is to serve me my executors administrators or assigns, without wages or compensation, for the term of twenty years from the day of the date of these presents, and no longer; and that at the expriation of the said term and not sooner, he, the said Emanuel is to be absolutely free and discharged of and from all and all manner of services and labour which in the mean time he may owe to me my executors administrators or assigns, and shall and may then enjoy and be entitled to all the privileges and immunities, to which free negroes are, by the Laws and customs of the State of Delaware entitled. In Testimony whereof I the said Walter Dulany have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and five.

Walter Dulany {seal}

Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of Upton S Heath, Henry M. Ridgely,

Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947, Kent County, Roll 789, Image 418, Book I, Vol 2, Page 244

Transcribed 7 Jul 2024 by Nancy Maliwesky