State of Delaware Kent County }  Know all men by these presents that I James McClyment of the County and State aforesaid do hereby Manumit and set absolutely Free Negro Boy Joseph Black late the property of William Lowber, and bought of his widow since the death of the said Wm Lowber to be free at the expiration of Eleven Years from the twenty seventh day of August next, And I do hereby warrant and Defend the above named Negro Boy’s Freedom from any person lawfully claiming by through or under me. Given under my hand, and Seal this Twenty fourth day of June Seventeen Hundred and ninety seven. James McClyment {seal]

Testes Thomas Jenkins. Elijah Barratt 

Kent County State of Delaware } Be it Remembered that on the 24th day of June 1797 Before me Benjamin Brady Esqr. one of the Justices of the Peace for said County James McClyment and ^did acknowledge the within Manumition to be his act and deed and delivered it for the Purposes Therein contained Given under my hand and Seal at Camden the day and Year Above written. Benjamin Brady

A True copy test Simon Wilmer Wilson recorder

Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947, Kent County, Roll: 787, Image 591, Book F, Vol 2, Page 12. Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61025/images/31303_221874-00590?pId=2437570

Transcribed 17 Sep 2024 by Nancy Maliwesky