To all people, before whom these presents may come Greeting, Know ye, That I John Snow of Duck creek hundred, Kent County and State of Delaware, having weighed in the scale of justice the conditions of slavery, am sensibly convinced that it is unwarrantable, as well by the laws of religion as morallity; and that as God originally distributed equally to the human race the unalienable right to the enjoyment of personal liberty, so it behoves each man to restore to his fellow creature that invaluable blessing of which he by unjust and impolitic laws is possessed. In consideration whereof I have and by these presents do manumit set free and forever discharge from slavery my negroes herein after mentioned, in manner and form as followers, vizt- Margaret (now thirty one years old) Immediately set free and dischargd from me my heirs and assigns on the day of the date of these presents. Becca, (now five years old) shall be free from me my heirs and assigns on the first day of march, which shall be in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifteen. Hannah (now three years old) shall be free From me, my heirs and assigns, on the first day of march which shall be in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and seventeen, and, Henry, (now one year old) shall be free from me my heirs and assigns on the first da of march which shall be in the year of our lord eighteen hundred and twenty two. In testimony whereof I have unto these presents set my hand and seal this 20th day of november in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two. 1802 John Snow {seal}

witnesses present, John Lowber

State of Delaware Kent County Sst } I do hereby certify that Jno Snow appeared before me Jno Lowber one of the Justices of the peace for sd co??, the 20th day of novr. In the year of our Ld. one thousand eight hundrd two and acknowledged the within manumission as his act & deed for the use and purposes therein mentioned } a true copy attest John Caton Recorder } before John Lowber.

Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947, Kent County, Roll: 788, Image 460, Book G, Vol 2, Page 219. Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61025/images/31303_221875-00459?pId=2439274

Transcribed, 8 Sep 2024 by Nancy Maliwesky