Whereas I Joshua Fisher of Philadelphia Merchant did some years ago sell and dispose of a certain negro Woman named Sue as a Slave, but have since (upon Consideration that in so doing I exercised a Power which, however it may be warranted by the Laws of the Land, one human Creature ought not to have over another) purchased from his last Master Levin Milby her Son Paris with a view of setting him free, the said Sue being deceased; Now, therefore Know all Men that I the said Joshua Fisher from an apprehension that it is my Duty as a Christian so to do, have and by these presents do for myself my Heirs and Executors fully and absolutely manumit and set free the said Paris whom I would hereafter call by the Name of Paris Freedom hereby fully acquitting and discharging the said Paris Freedom of and from all manner of Claims and Demands of Me or any Person whatsoever claiming by from or under Me… In Witness ^whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the twenty fourth Day of the tenth Month. 1776. Joshua Fisher {seal}

Sealed & delivered in presence of us Thomas Robinson Samuel Rowland

Record Examined Warner Mifflin

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

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Transcribed 15 Apr 2026 by Nancy Maliwesky