I Thomas Foulke the acting Admr. of the Estate of John Tomlin, deceased, for divers good causes hereunto me moving do hereby discharge, liberate, manumit and for ever set free from Slavery Negro Henrietta who was Appraised in the Estate of the said John Tomlin deceasd so that she may for ever hereafter enjoy all the Priviledges of a free Negro. Witness my Hand and Seal this twenty fourth Day of Decr. In the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety three. 1793. Thos. Foulke {seal}

Witness present Jenifer Taylor. David Melvin

A true Copy, Test, Francis Many Recorder

Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947, Kent County, Roll 787, Image 210, Book D, Vol 2, Page 180. Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61025/images/31303_221874-00209?pId=2436522

Transcribed 22 Sep 2024 by Nancy Maliwesky