Extract of a Deed of Manumission executed of William Anderson of Kent County State of Maryland on the 10th day of January 1826 the Said William Anderson hath released from Slavery and Set free a negro girl called Rachel to be free the last day of December Eighteen hundred & thirty Seven and if She has any children during her Slavery the Said children Shall be free at the age of Twenty four years.
State of Maryland Kent County sst I hereby certify that the above is a true & correct extract of the above mentioned Deed of Manumission now on Record in my office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the public Seal of Kent County Court this 25th day of April 1834. Joseph N. Gordon Clk of Kent City Ct MD
A true Copy recorded and compared with the original this 6th day of May A D 1834. Attest John W Many Recdr.
Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947, Kent County, Roll 799, Image 529. Book H, Volume 3, Page 101.
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Transcribed 15 Dec 2025 by Nancy Maliwesky
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