Know all Men by this present Instrument that We Henry and Margaret Newell of Motherkiln Hundred in Kent County on Delaware do hereby manumit & set absolutely free ^all our Negroes hereafter particularly named towitt Negro Woman named Chloe aged upwards of fifty years, and her children towitt Chloe aged about___ years, her Daughter named Doll aged ten years, & her Daughter named Bridget aged seven years, & her Daughter named Elizabeth aged three years; so that henceforth they the aforesaid Negroes shall be deemed adjudged and taken as & for free People, that is to say, negro Woman named Chloe and her children, Doll, Bridget & Elizabeth from this Day, they remaining under her Direction, as the Mother & natural Guardian, till they arive to lawful Age, as other free children are bound by Law & Duty to do, hereby reserving the Time of her Daughter Chloe till she shall arive to lawful age, viz to the age of Eighteen Years; then they & every of them as they arive to said Age of eighteen years to be absolutely free, as their Mother is from this Day, and at their own Disposal & at Liberty to act for themselves (as other free People are) without the Lett Hindrance or Molestation of us or any other Person or Persons claiming or to claim by from or under us forever. And further We do hereby bind ourselves our Heirs Executors Administrators & every of them in the penal Sum of one Hundred Pounds unto each the above named negroes, to be recovered from such of us as may attempt to deprive them of their just Liberty granted as aforesaid. And further do bind each of us as may attempt in the like Sum unto each of them to compel such so attempting to do any other or further act or Deed that they or either of them (on whom such attempt may be made) may reasonably require or need in Order to further confirm & establish their just & equitable, Liberty granted as abforesd In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands & affixed our Seals this 18th Day of the first Month in the year of our Lord one thousand and seven Hundred & Seventy nine – 1779 – Henry Newell {seal}. Margaret Newell {seal}

Witness present unto the Signing & Sealing hereof Warner Mifflin. Mary Wilson

U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Delaware, Kent, Duck Creek Monthly Meeting, Manumission 1774-1792 Image 29

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Transcribed 28 Aug 2026 by Nancy Maliwesky