To all to whom these presents Shall Come Greeting whereas Mariah a negro woman aged Forty five years Formerly the property of John Spencer Esqr Afterwards of Lawrence Riley by marriage with his widow, and on Decease of the said Reiley Purchased by his widow Sarah now the wife of Benjamin Mifflin, being desirous of  Freedom & we the Subscribers being Convinced that it is Inconsistent with Christianity and Derogatory of that Just and Equitable Command of the Savior of Mankind to do to others as we would, were we in Like Circumstance they should do to us, to hold Our Fellow Mortals in Slavery, Therefore we grant unto the said Mariah her  Natural Right of Freedom, and do hereby henceforth and forever Quit Claim to the Servitude or Slavery of her, and do y these presents Pronounce her to all intents and Purposes a Free woman & Intirely at her Own Disposal, In Testimony and for Confirmation whereof we have hereunto Set Our hands and Affixed Our Seals this Eighteenth Day of December One Thousand Seven hundred & Eighty. Benjamin Mifflin {seal}. Sarah Mifflin {seal}

Signed Sealed & Delivered in Presence of Baptis Lay Phebe Virdin her mark Philima Lay

“Sussex, Delaware, United States records,” images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSGD-P3VD?view=explore : Oct 2, 2025), image 487 of 561; .

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Transcribed 2 Oct 2025 by Nancy Maliwesky