To all whom this may come Know ye, that I Garratt Sipple of Kent County on Delaware Farmer do hereby manumit & set free (from a Sense of its being my indispensable Duty) all my Negroes as hereafter particularly named To witt my Negroes Sarah, Drummer Judea & Hannah antient, who have been at their Liberty some Time & Grace a negro Woman judged to be about forty seven years of Age set at Liberty some time back also Anthony a negro Man judged at fifty four years of age, Toney negro Man about twenty nine years of age, Fal a Man aged about twenty five, Leah a Woman aged about twenty five, Cato aged about twenty years & five Months, Peter aged eighteen years & about five Months Isaac a Boy about twelve years & six Months Dick a Boy aged about eleven years & six Months Ebon a Boy about six years & five Months, Grace a Girl about nine years and five Months, Henny a  Girl about seven years & five Months, & Rachel a Girl about two years old: so that they shall be from henceforth deemed adjudged & taken as & for free Men & Women That is to say, Sarah, Drummer, Judea, Hannah, Grace Anthony, Toney, Fal & Leah from this Day: Cato, Peter Isaac, Dick & Eben when they arrive at twenty one years of Age; & Grace Henny & Rachel when they arrive to eighteen years of Age, to be at their own Disposal to act for themselves as Free Men & Women ^ to all Intents & Purposes without the Lett, Hindrance or Molestation of Me or any other Person or Persons Whatsoever. An in Order further to confirm & establish their Freedom as aforesaid I do hereby bind myself my Heirs Exrs Admrs & every of them unto each the aforesaid Negroes in the penal Sum of one hundred pounds lawfull Money of this Government to do & execute any or further Act or Deed that may be by them or either of them reasonably required or needed for such confirmation to them or their just & equitable Right the Liberty of the distrosing[?} of their Person & Property, which hereby intent is fully to be granted to them, in Witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix my Seal this fifteenth Day of third Month in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred Seventy & five – 1775 Garratt Sipple {seal}

Witness hereunto John Cowgill Benja. Dawson Warner Mifflin William Wilson

Record Examined Warner Mifflin

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

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Transcribed 2 Feb 2025 by Nancy Maliwesky