Manumission Negroes Levy & Benn from Sarah T Rasin.

Know all men by these presents, that I Sarah T Rasin of Smyrna in the County of Kent and State of Delaware, for divers good considerations, me thereunto moving, do hereby immmancipate & Forever set free, and by these presents have immancipated & set free the following black boys vis-Levi sold by me to William Rothwell of New Castle County and State of Delaware, for the term of ten years from the first day of March eighteen hundred and fifteen 1815 at the expiration of which time, the said boy Levi is to be free and at full Liberty. also Benn now in the service of Robert Palmatory of Duck Creek Neck Kent County and State of Delaware, to be free and at full Liberty at the expiration of ten years from the first day of March eighteen hundred and fifteen 1815. Sally T Rasin {seal}

as witness my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifteen. 1815 A. Allee

State of Delaware Kent County Sst.  } Be it Remembered, that on this twenty seventh day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifteen Sally T Rasin whose name is subscribed to the within manumission, appeared before me James Lorden, one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County, and she the said Sally T Rasin acknowledged the within manumission to be her act and Deed, and delivered for the uce  and purposed therein mentioned. In testimony of which I have Hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal at Smyrna, the Day and date above written. James Lorden

A true copy Recorded and compared with the original this 26th Day of June A.D. 1815. Attest John W Boyer, Recr. 

Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947, Kent County, Roll 792, Image 303, Book P, Vol 2, Page 187

Transcribed 7 Jun 2024 by Nancy Maliwesky