Manumission Sarah from Rachel Anderson 1808

To all whom it may concern Know ye that for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moveing that I do hereby manumit and set free a certain negro woman named Sarah after after she shall have served me my heirs or assigns the full Term of six years from this date and which will fully compleated and ended in the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen fully and freely releasing all claim of me my heirs Executors and administrators after the afsd Term is compleated and ended. Witness my hand and Seal the first day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight and and eight. Rachel Anderson {seal}

Signed Sealed and Delivered in presents of John Barlow

NewCastle County Ss. Personally came before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for said County Rachel Anderson and acknowledged the above Instrument of writing to be her act and deed and desired that it might be Recorded as such the 5 day of August 1808. Jn Clark

Recorded Nov 7th 1808

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Transcribed 23 Sep 2026 by Nancy Maliwesky