I William Forwood of Brandywine Hundred and County of NewCastle and State of Delaware do hereby set free from Bondage my ego Woman Dinah aged thirty four years and Do for my self my Executors and Administrators relas unto the said Dinah all my right and all my Claim whatsoever as to her person or to any Estate She may acquire hereby Declaring the said Dinah absolutely free without any interruption from me or any person Claiming under me. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Six. William Forwood {seal}

Sealed and Delivered in the presence of Jas. Grubb, William Cobern his mark

Be it known that on the Day of the within Date Before me James Grubb One of the Justices of the peace In and for the County of New Castle Personally appeared William Forwood who hath subscribed his name to the within manumition and acknowledged the Same Instrument of Writing to be his act and Deed and Desired that the Same may be taken and Record as Such. In Testimony, whereof I have hereunto set my hand and and affixed my Seal this Sixteenth Day of September 1806. Jas. Grubb {seal}

Recorded August 24th 1807 –

“New Castle, Delaware, United States records,” images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-D3WV-B?view=explore : Oct 22, 2026), image 281 of 829; .

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Transcribed 22 Oct 2026 by Nancy Maliwesky