Category: Manumissions
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Manumission Sarah Baynard to Stephen Fountain 1836
To all whom it may concern be it known that I Sarah Baynard of Kent County in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations thereunto as also in further consideration of six cents current money to me in hand paid Have released from Slavery liberated manumitted and set free my negro man…
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Manumission of Emory Temple to Elizabeth Ross 1848
I Emory Temple of Dover hundred Kent County & State of Delaware being the owner of a certain negro girl named Elizabeth Ross aged ten years the 16th day of March last past do hereby manumit the said Elizabeth to be free and at her perfect liberty when she shall arrive at the age of…
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Manumission James C. Wallace to Alexander Hazzard (N) 1848
I James C. Wallace of Kent County and State of Delaware being the owner of a certain negro man named Alexander Hazzard of the age of twenty five years the 19th day of April last, do hereby manumit and set free and at perfect liberty the said Alexander from me and my heirs – leaving…
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Manumission Margaret Baynard to Wing Kelly N 1848
Be it known to all to whom it may concern that I Margaret Baynard of Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good causes moving me thereto together with the sum of one dollar in hand paid have manumitted discharged and set free my Colored man Wing Kelly, and declare him to be free…
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Manumission Sarah Fountain & the within named Children by Margaret Baynard 1835
To all whom it may concern be it known that I Margaret Baynard of Kent County in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations me moving thereunto as also in further consideration of six cents current money to me, in hand paid have released from slavery, liberated, manumitted and set free and…
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Manumission John Baynard to Negro man Green Fountain 1835
To all whom it may concern be it known that I John Baynard of Kent County in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations thereunto as also in further consideration of six cents current money to me in hand paid Have released from slavery, liberated, manumitted, and set free my negro man…
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Manumission Isaac Davis to Henry Biddle 1834
Know all men by these presents that I Isaac Davis of Duck Creek hundred in the County of Kent & State of Delaware have manumitted, enfranchised and set free and by these presents do manumit, infranchise and set free and at his intire liberty, my negro slave Henry Biddle, which I purchased of Jacob Biddle…
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Manumission Jeremiah from Asa Harrington 1833
August 29th 1833 I give my Black man Called Jeremiah a free discharge from me To act and deal for himself as long as he lives is Being eighth and twenty years of age 29 of August 1833 and I for myself am fully satisfyed feel and Desire this to be recorded as such he…
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John Lewis Manumission to Negro Henry Fisher 1834
Know all men by these Presents that I John Lewis of Kent County and State of Delaware from Motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted and do hereby manumit and Set free from Slavery my Negro man Henry Fisher whom I Purchased at a Sale of prisoners at the Jail of Kent County aged about…
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Manumission William Anderson to Negro Rachel 1826
Extract of a Deed of Manumission executed of William Anderson of Kent County State of Maryland on the 10th day of January 1826 the Said William Anderson hath released from Slavery and Set free a negro girl called Rachel to be free the last day of December Eighteen hundred & thirty Seven and if She…
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