Know all men by these presents that I Ephraim Carter, of Milford ^ Hundred, Kent County and State of Delaware from motives of benevolence and humanity, have manumitted and hereby do manumit and set free from slavey, my negro boy Major late the property of Absalom Townsend, and sold to me by James P. Lofland, aged fourteen years on the twentieth day of June last: on condition, however that he the Said Major shall and do serve me, my executors, administrators or assigns until he shall attain the age of twenty-eight years, which will be till the twentieth day of June eighteen hundred and forty- eight: And I do hereby ^give grant, and release unto the said Major, all my right, title and claim, of in and to his person, labour and service and of in and to the estate and property which he may hereafter acquire or obtain, excepting only his service in manner and during the term above mentioned. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal, the nineteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. 1834. Ephraim Carter {seal}

sign’d seald & delivd in presence of Francis A Godwin. Daniel Godwin

Kent County S.S. State of Del Be it remembered that on the 19th day of July 1834 personally appeared Ephraim Carter and acknowledged the within manumission to be his act & deed and desired it might be recorded as such before me – Daniel Godwin Justice of the peace

A true copy Recorded and compared with the original this 30th Aug A.D, 1834. H. Todd Recr.

Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947, Kent County, Roll 799, Image 585. Book H, Volume 3, Page 158.

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Transcribed 12 Dec 2025 by Nancy Maliwesky