Know all men by these presents that I Sarah V Philips late of Sussex and now of Kent County & State of Delaware from motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted and hereby do manumit and set free from slavery my negro girl Mary Ann Taimer when she arrives at the age of twenty eight years and I do hereby give grant and release unto the said Mary Ann Taimer all my right title and claim to her after she arrives at the above age of her person, labour and service, and of, in and to the estate and property which she may acquire or obtain after the above age. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 9th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five. Sarah V. Philips {seal}

Witness John Wallace Thos. Wallace

Kent County State of Del.   Be it remembered that on the 9th day of April 1835 personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the Peace for said County Sarah V Philips and acknowledged the above manumission to be her act and Deed and desired it might be recorded as such. Daniel Goodwin

I received this manumission to record this first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five. H. Todd Recr.

A true Copy recorded and compared with the original this first day of June A.D. 1835. H. Todd Recr.

Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947, Kent County, Roll 800, Image 178. Book J, Volume 3, Page 95.

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Transcribed 29 Jan 2026 by Nancy Maliwesky