To whom this may come. I Sylvia Sipple of Kent County on Delaware yeoman, do hereby manumit & set absolutely free my negro Man Called Glasgow aged about thirty four years, so that henceforth he shall be deemed adjudged and taken as and for a free Man to all Intents & Purposes without the Lett, Hindrance, or Molestation, of Me my Heirs Executors Administrators or any of them, or any other Person or Persons Whatsoever: but that he shall be at his own Disposal to act for himself. And I do further bind myself my Heirs Exrs. Admrs. & every of them in the penal Sum of one hundred Pounds lawfull Money of this Government unto Negro Glasgo aforesd to do and execute any other or further Act or Deed which may be by him required or needed to confirm unto him his just Right & Priviledge the Liberty of his Person which is hereby intended to be granted unto him as fully & as amply as any Person whatever may or can enjoy the same. In Witness whereunto I do hereunto set my Hand and affix my Self this fourth Day of third Month in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy five. 1775. Sylvia Sipple {seal}

Witness present. Warner Mifflin Benja. Dawson John Cowgill

Record Examined Warner Mifflin

U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Delaware, Kent County, Duck Creek Hundred, Manumissions 1774-1792, Image 7, Page 7

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Transcribed 2 Feb 2025 by Nancy Maliwesky