Category: Manumissions
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Negro Nan Manumission from Samuel Warren Senior 1827
Know all men by these presence that I Samuel Warren Senr. of Kent County in the State of Delaware do manumit and enfranchise a Negro Woman by the name of Nan who is now my Slave I the aforesaid Samuel Warren Senr. do grant to her full liberty to act and transact buisness for her…
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Negro George Manumission from Joseph Hoffecker 1827
Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Hoffecker of Duck creek hundred in the county of Kent and State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moveing do hereby enfranchise manumit an set free my negro man named George whom I purchased of a certain Jonathan Finsthwait for and during…
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Bill of Sale or Manumission Negro Isaac from Henson Graham 1821
Know all men by these presents that I James S Primrose of the county of Kent and State of Delaware for and in consideration of the Sum of one hundred & fifty Dollars Lawfull money of the Said State to me to be paid by Henson Graham his heirs Executors Admr have Bargained Sold and…
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Negro Joseph Manumission from Thomas Marim 1827
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Marim of Little Creek neck and hundred in the county of Kent and State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moving do hereby enfranchise manumit and Set free my negro boy named Joe whom I purchased of the administrator of Joseph Harper…
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Manumission Negro Isaac from Mary Hall & David Hall 1809
Know all men by these presents that I Mary Hall (widow of William Hall Decd) of Sussex County and the State of Delaware for Divers good Causes me thereunto moving do hereby manumit and set free my negro man named Isaac from the Day of the Date hereof for him to enjoy all the benefits…
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Negro William Manumission from Richard L Harris 1826
Know all men by these presents that I Richard Harris of Mispillion hundred Kent County in the State of Delaware do by these presents Manimate and set free a certain Negro boy by the name of William aged Eight years old in May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty…
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Negro Manumission Jack P. Number from Cornelius P Comegys 1827
Know all men by these presents That I Cornelius P Comedy’s of the Town of Dover in the County of Kent and State of Delaware for divers good causes and consideration me here unto moving do hereby enfranchise manumit and set free my negro man John P Numbers commonly called Jack about twenty four years…
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Negro Sealeah from Zadok C. Clark 1827
Know all men by these presents that I Zadok C Clark of Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good causes and Considerations me thereunto moving doe hereby enfranchise and set free my negro woman Sealeah she being about thirty five years of age and She the Said Negro to be free and at…
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Manumission Negro Samuel from Samuel Graham 1826
Know all men by these presents That I Samuel Graham of the count of Kent and State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations by me thereunto moving do hereby Enfranchise and set free and at his liberty my Negro Man Named Samuel Turner formerly belonged in the Estate of Jessee Turner Dec’d. about…
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Negro Tobias Benson Manumission from John Travers 1821
Know all men by these presents that I John Travers of Mispillion Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware do hereby set free and discharge Tobias Benson Negro heretofore the Slave of my father and afterward my slave from all claim and demand which I may have to him or his Service and declare that…
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